4 June 2013
Rockfalls and landslides from the Taiwan earthquake on Sunday
Posted by Dave Petley
The M=6.2 earthquake in Central Taiwan on Sunday (2nd June 2013) was located in a highly mountainous, but fortunately sparsely populated, area. Landslides are inevitable in such an event, and news reports suggest that much of the damage and most of the deaths and injuries were the result of rockfalls. This video, captured just after the earthquake, demonstrates the landslide activity that it caused:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaqGBZKkeho
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The current toll from the earthquake is four people. It appears likely that all were killed by rockfalls.

Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.