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

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. Udrekh

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22610-5

Nature Communications (May 2021)

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

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. Udrekh

Affiliations

J. E. Hunt: National Oceanography Centre
D. R. Tappin: British Geological Survey (BGS)
S. F. L. Watt: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
S. Susilohadi: Marine Geological Institute
A. Novellino: British Geological Survey (BGS)
S. K. Ebmeier: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
M. Cassidy: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
S. L. Engwell: British Geological Survey (BGS)
S. T. Grilli: Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island (URI)
M. Hanif: Research Center for Geotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
W. S. Priyanto: Research Center for Geotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
M. A. Clare: National Oceanography Centre
M. Abdurrachman: Department of Geological Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung
U. Udrekh: Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, PTRRB-TPSA, DKI Jakarta, Java

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22610-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The authors here present a detailed reconstruction of the landslide mass following the 2018 eruption of Anak Krakatau. Bathymetry data reports the volume of the collapsed submarine flank to be much larger than previously reported.

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