HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
coral rocks and massive coral rocks. In near-field region, the faults in before late Pleistocene are
well developed and they are basically distributed around the atoll.
4.8.1.3 Seismic hazard analysis
According to the analysis on seismogeology, geophysical field characteristics and seismic
activity at the construction site, the project site is situated at a general field (moderate stiff soil
sites), which designs the ground motion peak acceleration of 43 gal. According to the
acceleration division standard in Chinese seismic ground motion parameters map (GB 18306-
2011), the site region belongs to VI region that is of stable geological structure, which is suitable
for bridge construction.
4.8.2 Tsunamis
The Maldives is not generally affected by tsunamis but there have been a few events in the
Indian Ocean region over the last 100 years. Among these, two events stand out: the first caused
by the eruption of Krakatau and the second was the infamous December 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami, which caused wide spread damage along the Indian Ocean (UNDP, 2006). The Indian
Ocean, the tsunami caused by an earthquake in Sumatra of Indonesia, with a wave height of
1.2~4.2 m on December 26 th , 2004, caused severe impact and destruction to Maldives, resulting
in serious damage in 39 islands. Nearly one-third of the Maldives people were seriously affected.
About 29,580 residents were displaced and 12,000 were left homeless. The capital, Male’, is one
of few islands had not been completely submerged by the seismic tsunami. Figure 5.1-20 shows
the affected area and wave height in Male’ Island tsunami, which shows that the seismic tsunami
has affected the project site with waves up to 1.7 meters.
Figure 4.52: The affected area and wave height in Male’ during 2004 tsunami
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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