Indonesia's Surprise Tsunami, Explained

On Friday, several large earthquakes struck Sulawesi, an island off the coast of Indonesia. The first one destroyed many structures, but 27 aftershocks followed. The last one, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake started a tsunami that killed hundred of people. The amount of damage is still unclear, but it is severe. Due to the geography and the type of fault that caused this earthquake, it came as a surprise to many scientists. I believe that "surprise" earthquakes and tsunamis like this are extremely dangerous to people and scientists should try to monitor this area more closely to try to give people a better warning.


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/09/indonesia-tsunami-sulawesi-explained-science-geology/

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  1. AnonymousOctober 23, 2018 at 4:30 PM

    Wow, crazy that this happened out of nowhere. A 7.5 can certainly cause a lot of damage.

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