2012 Sulawesi earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia 2012 Sulawesi earthquake 1.315 S 120.096 E inline,title Indonesia Sulawesi#Indonesia 2012-08-18 09:41:52 usp000jqf3 2012 8 18 yes 17:41:52 WITA (UTC+8) 6.3 w y 10 km mi 0 on Sulawesi, Indonesia 8 6 fatalities, 43 injuries Yes On 18 August 2012, at 17:41:52 WITA (09:41:52 UTC), a w y 6.3 earthquake struck Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 51 km mi off south-southeast of Palu.M 6.3 - 51 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia 2012 usp000jqf3 Tectonic setting Sulawesi lies within the complex zone of interaction between the Australian, Pacific, Philippine and Sunda plates in which many small microplates are developed. The main active structure onshore in the western part of Central Sulawesi is the left-lateral NNW-SSE Palu-Koro strike-slip fault that forms the boundary between the North Sula and Makassar blocks.Socquet A. Simons W. Vigny C. McCaffrey R. Subarya C. Sarsito D. Ambrosius B. Spakman W. 2006 Microblock rotations and fault coupling in SE Asia triple junction (Sulawesi, Indonesia) from GPS and earthquake slip vector data https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c89f9e7d-ea2d-4ce6-b74c-1faabad284c2 Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 111 B8 B08409 2006JGRB..111.8409S 10.1029/2005JB003963 free Earthquake The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude (ww) of 6.3, at a depth of 10 km mi off and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Impact Six people were killed by falling debris and tons of mud, including a nine-year-old boy. 43 others were injured, including 8 in critical condition. 471 homes were destroyed and 1,097 damaged in the epicentral area. Landslides also blocked roads and some bridges.National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/9938 22 November 2024 18 August 2024 Earthquake rocks central Indonesia province https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/18/earthquake-rocks-central-indonesia-province 22 November 2024 Al Jazeera English References Category:2012 earthquakes Category:2012 disasters in Indonesia Category:Earthquakes in Indonesia