Supershear shock front contribution to the tsunami from the 2018 ${\mathbf{M}}_{\mathbf{w}}$ 7.5 Palu, Indonesia earthquake

Faisal Amlani, Harsha S. Bhat, Wim J. F. Simons +7

Hazardous tsunamis are known to be generated predominantly at subduction zones. However, the 2018 Mw 7.5 Sulawesi (Indonesia) earthquake on a strike-slip fault generated a tsunami…