The Kalaotoa Fault: A Newly Identified Fault that Generated the Mw 7.3 Flores Sea Earthquake

We reveal the existence of a previously unknown fault that generated the Mw 7.3 Flores Sea earthquake, which occurred on 14 December 2021, approximately 100 km to the north of Flores Island, in one of the most complex tectonic settings in Indonesia. We use a double-difference method to relocate the...

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Main Authors: Pepen Supendi, Nicholas Rawlinson, Bambang Setiyo Prayitno, Sri Widiyantoro, Andrean Simanjuntak, Kadek Hendrawan Palgunadi, Andri Kurniawan, Gayatri Indah Marliyani, Andri Dian Nugraha, Daryono Daryono, Suci Dewi Anugrah, Iman Fatchurochman, Mohammad Taufik Gunawan, Muhammad Sadly, Suko Prayitno Adi, Dwikorita Karnawati, Abraham Arimuko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Seismological Society of America 2022-08-01
Series:The Seismic Record
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1785/0320220015