Focal mechanism of the August 18th 2012 Mw6.3 Palu-Koro earthquake and its implication of seismic hazard

• Main Authors: Khairina, Fadiah, Chen, Weiwen, Wei, Shengji, Suardi, Iman
• Other Authors: International Symposium on Earth Hazard and Disaster Mitigation (ISEDM) 2016
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Focal Mechanism; Unclamping Effect; DRNTU::Science::Geology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89081; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46026
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Palu-Koro fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault in Sulawesi within the active triple junction generated by the ongoing fast convergence of the Pacific-Philippine plate, the Indo-Australian plate and the Sunda plate. There are densely populated areas that are susceptible to earthquakes occur...