Palu-Koro fault zone
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The Palu-Koro fault zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, responsible for significant seismic activity and shaping the region’s tectonic landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palu-Koro strike-slip fault | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault zone
ⓘ
geological structure ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| activityStatus | currently active ⓘ |
| affects |
communities in Central Sulawesi
ⓘ
infrastructure in and around Palu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palu Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palu Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Palu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | earthquakes in Central Sulawesi ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| crossesNear | city of Palu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | horizontal shear ⓘ |
| displacementRate | fast for a continental strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Gulf of Tomini region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makassar Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ Palu Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | tectonic blocks within Sulawesi ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault scarps
ⓘ
linear valleys ⓘ offset river channels ⓘ |
| hasSeismicActivity | high ⓘ |
| hazardType | seismic hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
geomorphology of the Palu region
ⓘ
topography of Central Sulawesi ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| isKeyExampleOf | major continental strike-slip fault in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| isPartOf | complex plate boundary between the Australian Plate, Sunda Plate, and Philippine Sea Plate region ⓘ |
| isRecognizedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| linkedWith | other regional faults in Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Sulawesi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north-south to north-northwest–south-southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | tectonic framework of eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | regional tectonic deformation of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | subduction and collision processes in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | significant crustal deformation in Central Sulawesi ⓘ |
| slipSense | left-lateral ⓘ |
| studiedIn | neotectonics research of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary between tectonic plates and microplates in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| usedIn | seismic hazard assessment for Sulawesi ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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