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The 2018 M7.4 Palu earthquake caused widespread geotechnical hazards in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ground motions exceeded design levels in building codes. Intense shaking was followed by a period of no shaking and then violent vertical motions, resulting in a significant vertical drop. Typical soils in Palu consist of interlayered clay, silt, sand and gravel deposits prone to liquefaction. Massive landslides destroyed entire neighborhoods, likely due to saturated, liquefiable soils and possible secondary

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