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Submarine landslide megablocks show half of Anak Krakatau island failed on December 22nd, 2018

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  • J. E. Hunt

    (National Oceanography Centre)

  • D. R. Tappin

    (British Geological Survey (BGS)
    University College London (UCL))

  • S. F. L. Watt

    (University of Birmingham)

  • S. Susilohadi

    (Marine Geological Institute)

  • A. Novellino

    (British Geological Survey (BGS))

  • S. K. Ebmeier

    (University of Leeds)

  • M. Cassidy

    (University of Oxford)

  • S. L. Engwell

    (British Geological Survey (BGS))

  • S. T. Grilli

    (University of Rhode Island (URI))

  • M. Hanif

    (Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI))

  • W. S. Priyanto

    (Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI))

  • M. A. Clare

    (National Oceanography Centre)

  • M. Abdurrachman

    (Institut Teknologi Bandung)

  • U. Udrekh

    (Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, PTRRB-TPSA, DKI Jakarta, Java)

Abstract

As demonstrated at Anak Krakatau on December 22nd, 2018, tsunamis generated by volcanic flank collapse are incompletely understood and can be devastating. Here, we present the first high-resolution characterisation of both subaerial and submarine components of the collapse. Combined Synthetic Aperture Radar data and aerial photographs reveal an extensive subaerial failure that bounds pre-event deformation and volcanic products. To the southwest of the volcano, bathymetric and seismic reflection data reveal a blocky landslide deposit (0.214 ± 0.036 km3) emplaced over 1.5 km into the adjacent basin. Our findings are consistent with en-masse lateral collapse with a volume ≥0.175 km3, resolving several ambiguities in previous reconstructions. Post-collapse eruptions produced an additional ~0.3 km3 of tephra, burying the scar and landslide deposit. The event provides a model for lateral collapse scenarios at other arc-volcanic islands showing that rapid island growth can lead to large-scale failure and that even faster rebuilding can obscure pre-existing collapse.

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  • J. E. Hunt & D. R. Tappin & S. F. L. Watt & S. Susilohadi & A. Novellino & S. K. Ebmeier & M. Cassidy & S. L. Engwell & S. T. Grilli & M. Hanif & W. S. Priyanto & M. A. Clare & M. Abdurrachman & U. Ud, 2021. "Submarine landslide megablocks show half of Anak Krakatau island failed on December 22nd, 2018," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22610-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22610-5
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    1. Xinghui Huang & Po Chen & En-Jui Lee & Xuejun Han & Li Sun & Qiang Xu, 2024. "Source characterization of the December 2018 Anak Krakatau volcano sector collapse," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 120(14), pages 13331-13350, November.

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