Spatial modelling of tsunami hazards and their exposure to settlements in Ambon City

Abstract Ambon City is an area that has the highest disaster risk index in Maluku Province. The direction of development residential areas tends to be coastal which course will have impact on tsunami hazard. This study aims spatially model hazard and its exposure settlements City. research variables consisted land height, slope, distance from river, shoreline. uses overlay technique been assessed analysed using a Geographic Information System approach. results show dominated by low level susceptibility wider than medium high vulnerability classes, this because 77.32% at altitude > 64 m while are nominated with 2,835.33 ha.