Susceptibility Assessment of Earthquake-induced Landslides: the 2018 Palu, Sulawesi Mw 7.5 Earthquake, Indonesia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2023.3.4

Keywords:

earthquake-induced landslide, susceptibility map, Palu earthquake, weight of evidence

Abstract

A catastrophic Palu earthquake on September 28th, 2018 with Mw 7.5 triggered countless slope failures, generating numerous landslides. This paper presents a practical method for susceptibility assessment of earthquake-induced landslides in the Palu region and the surrounding area. The statistical weight of evidence (WoE) model was used to assess the relationship between landslides induced by seismic motion and its causative factors to determine the susceptibility level and derive an earthquake-induced landslide susceptibility map of this study area. The 1273 landslides were classified into two data series, training data for modelling (70%) and test data for validation (30%). The six selected thematic maps as landslide causative factors are lithology, land use, peak ground acceleration (PGA), and slope (gradient, aspect, elevation). The selection of causative factors considerably influences the frequency of landslides in the area. The result is satisfactory because the AUC value of the chosen model excelled the minimum limit, which is 0.6 (60%). The estimated success rate of the model is 85.7%, which shows that the relevancy of the model is good with the occurrence of landslides. The prediction rate of 84.6% indicates that the applied model is very good at predicting new landslides.

Author Biographies

Yukni, National Research and Innovation Agency

Associate Researcher, Landslide GIS Specialist

Pamela, Geological Agency of Indonesia

Geologist, First Mapping Surveyor

Prahara Iqbal , National Research and Innovation Agency

Associate Researcher, Engineering Geologist

Sumaryono, Geological Agency of Indonesia

Associate Mapping Surveyor, Landslide Mitigation Specialist

Amalfi Omang , Geological Agency of Indonesia

Associate Mapping Surveyor, Earthquake Mitigation Specialist

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Published

2023-08-14

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Yukni, Pamela, Prahara Iqbal, Sumaryono, Amalfi Omang, & Hilda Lestiana. (2023). Susceptibility Assessment of Earthquake-induced Landslides: the 2018 Palu, Sulawesi Mw 7.5 Earthquake, Indonesia. Rudarsko-geološko-Naftni Zbornik, 38(3), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2023.3.4

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Vol. 38 No. 3 (2023): No. 64

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Geology

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