Geophysical reconnaissance of karst sinkhole occurrences in Jeram, Kinta Valley, West Malaysia after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Muhammad, R.F. and Al-kouri, O. and Yassin, R. and Lat, C.N. (2011) Geophysical reconnaissance of karst sinkhole occurrences in Jeram, Kinta Valley, West Malaysia after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. In: Asian Trans-Disciplinary Karst Conference 2011, 07-10 Jan 2011, Yogjakarta, Indonesia.

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Abstract

Geophysical and geospatial reconnaissance of karst features associated with sinkholes has been carried out in Jeram, Perak, West Malaysia. A rapid increase of sinkholes occurrences were reported after the disastrous 26th Dec. 2004 earthquake in Sumatera. Over 45 sinkholes of various sizes occurred in a small area of the ex-mine land. Many cavities are present in the subsurface karst that is covered by thin layers of loose sands and clay materials. These cavities are thought to be pre-existing features that had been rapidly filled with sand/clay, due to the tremor triggered from the earthquake.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Subsurface karst, Sinkholes, Sumatran earthquake, Geophysics
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Geology
Depositing User: Mr. Mohd Samsul Ismail
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2015 01:03
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2015 01:03
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/12786

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