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20 April 2013
Initial reports of landslides from the earthquake in Sichuan this morning
Initial reports of the earthquake suggest that there are two landslide dams plus other landslides and dams. Images also suggest that there may have been foundation problems in some urban areas
12 November 2012
Lateral spread failures from earthquakes in Burma
Impressive images of lateral spreads caused by yesterday’s earthquake in Burma (Myanmar)
11 November 2012
First news of the Burma earthquake and an update on landslides from the Guatemala earthquake
First news of the Burma earthquake and an update on the one in Guatemala
9 November 2012
More news of landslides from the Guatemala earthquake and first reports of a landslide dam break flood in Indonesia
Reports suggest that at least 18 people were killed by landslides in the Guatemala earthquake, and that 11 have been killed by a landslide dam collapse in Indonesia today
5 October 2012
A fatal landslide in the area of the September 2012 Yunnan earthquake sequence
19 people, including 18 children, died yesterday in a landslide in the Yiliang area of Yunnan Province, China
22 September 2012
Landslides and the Alpine Fault in New Zealand
Images of the Alpine Fault in New Zealand, and of associated landslides in the vicinity of the fault
10 September 2012
New video of landslides from the earthquakes in China on Friday
A video of the immediate aftermath of the Yunnan earthquake sequence in China on Friday. Landslides are clearly a major cause of loss of life and of damage.
7 September 2012
Possible landslides from the 2 x M=5.6 earthquake sequence in SW China this morning
As you may have guessed I have been on holiday! Anyway, normal service is now resumed. Early this morning Southwest China was shaken by four small earthquakes. Usually events of this magnitude – 5.6, 4.9, 5.6 and 4.8 (shown using a USGS screenshot above) – would not be sufficiently large to be worth reporting. Surprisingly though they appear to have caused considerable damage. Xinhua is currently report 50 fatalities and …
12 June 2012
Video of the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake triggered landslide in Afghanistan
A video is now available of the aftermath of the landslide triggered by the earthquake in Afghanistan yesterday
11 June 2012
A possible earthquake triggered landslide in Afghanistan
Reports are emerging that this morning’s two small earthquakes in Afghanistan triggered a landslide that may have buried 70 people
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.
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