Charter activations
Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred off the central Indonesian Island of Sulawesi on 28 September triggering a tsunami with 3 metre high waves.
At least 844 people are reported to have lost their lives, 600 have been hospitalized and almost 50,000 people have been displaced. Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has said the final death toll could be in the thousands.
The worst affected areas were the city of Palu where buildings and other infrastructure with rescuers still unable to reach the Donggala regency where 300,000 reside.
Relief efforts lead by the Indonesian red Cross are assisting in the evacuation of survivors and delivering food and water. A damaged airport, impassable roads and damaged powerlines have hampered efforts to assist remote regions.
Related News and Resources
- Products published by Copernicus EMS (Copernicus)
- The Copernicus EMS Supports Monitoring of Deadly Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia (Copernicus)
- Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to nearly 1,350 (BBC)
- Sulawesi earthquake damaged more than 5,146 buildings (ANTARA)
- Satellite Image Monitoring, 5,000 Damaged Buildings in Palu and Donggala (detikinet)
- Sentinel-2 maps Indonesia earthquake (ESA)
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Type of Event: | Earthquake, Tsunami |
Location of Event: | Indonesia |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-09-29 |
Time of Charter Activation: | 19:31 |
Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+09:00 |
Charter Requestor: | ADRC on behalf of LAPAN |
Activation ID: | 587 |
Project Management: | AIT |
Products
Damage grade assessment of Soulowe Patua in Indonesia
Copyright: GeoEye-1 and WorldView-1 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Information about the Product
Acquired: GeoEye-1: 19/05/2018
WorldView-1: 01/10/2018
Source: GeoEye-1 / WorldView-1
Damage grade assessment of Tompe, Indonesia
Copyright: WorldView-2 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Pleiades © CNES (2018), Distribution: Airbus DS
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Information about the Product
Acquired: WorldView-2: 06/07/2016
Pleiades: 30/09/2018
Source: WorldView-2 / Pleiades
Damage assessment of Tawaeli in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Copyright: WorldView-3 and GeoEye-1 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: WorldView-3: 02/10/2018
GeoEye-1: 17/08/2018
Sentinel-2: 02/10/2018
Source: WorldView-3 / GeoEye-1 / Sentinel-2
Damage assessment of Pantoloan area in Central Sulawesi
Copyright: GeoEye-1 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
WorldView-2 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: GeoEye-1: 17/08/2018
Worldview-2: 02/10/2018
Source: GeoEye-1 / WorldView-2
Damage assessment of Taipa area in Central Sulawesi
Copyright: GeoEye-1 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
WorldView-3 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: GeoEye-1: 17/08/2018
Worldview-3: 02/10/2018
Sentinel-2: 02/10/2018
Source: GeoEye-1 / WorldView-3 / Sentinel-2
Tsunami affected areas, Palu Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018), Distribution: Airbus DS
Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Map produced by SERTIT
Information about the Product
Acquired: Pleiades: 30/09/2018
Sentinel-2: 27/09/2018
Source: Pleiades / Sentinel-2
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