Scientists expressed surprise at the size of the tsunami that devastated the Indonesian city of Palu on Friday, saying an earthquake like the one that preceded it would not necessarily spawn such destructive waves.
NORTH
GULF OF
TOMINI
Hundreds were killed in Palu, where buildings collapsed and waves reached as high as 18 feet.
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Epicenter
of quake
Palu
Area of
strongest shaking
Magnitude 7.5
PALU
BAY
Donggala
MAKASSAR
STRAIT
SULAWESI
Tsunami
entered bay
The death toll in coastal settlements like Donggala is expected to rise once rescue teams gain access.
SULAWESI
INDONESIA
“We expected it might cause a tsunami, just not one that big,” said Jason Patton, a geophysicist who works for a consulting firm, Temblor,and teaches at Humboldt State University in California.
But he added, “When events like this happen…
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