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4 April 2018
Two of the more interesting landslides from the Papua New Guinea earthquake
Better satellite images are now becoming available showing the large landslides triggered by the Papua New Guinea earthquake
3 April 2018
Landslides triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand
In a new paper, Massey et al (2018) describe initial maps of the landslides triggered by the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake in New Zealand
14 March 2018
Papua New Guinea earthquake – continued landslide impacts
New satellite images from Planet Labs corroborate the newspaper reports of significant landslide disasters occurring in the aftermath of the Papua New Guinea Earthquake
28 February 2018
An emerging crisis? Valley blocking landslides in the Papua New Guinea highlands
An emerging crisis? Video and images are emerging showing multiple valley blocking landslides in the Papua New Guinea highlands
26 February 2018
First reports of significant landslides from the Mw=7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea
First reports of landslides triggered by the Mw=7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea. Significant slides have been reported at the Ok Tedi mine, 210 km from the epicentre
15 February 2018
The evolution of post-seismic debris flows
A paper recently published in Engineering Geology (Fan et al. 2018) provides fascinating insights into the evolution of post-seismic debris flows, based on a study in the Wenchuan earthquake area of China
7 February 2018
Taroko Gorge: the potential effects of the M=6.4 Hualien earthquake yesterday
The M=6.4 Hualien earthquake yesterday in Taiwan occurred close to Taroko Gorge, which provides the alignment for the Central Cross Island Highway. This is a road that is prone to landslides and rockfalls. It will be fascinating to see how the slopes performed.
2 January 2018
Yarlung Tsangpo: an ongoing “quake lake” scare in India (with images from Planet Labs)
The M=6.4 17th November 2017 earthquake in Tibet has triggered multiple landslides on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, triggering fears of a catastrophic flood in India
13 November 2017
The M=7.3 Halabjah earthquake in Iraq and Iran: potential landslides
The M=7.3 Halabjah earthquake that occurred late yesterday in Iraq has the potential to have triggered large numbers of landslides
8 November 2017
Evidence of catastrophic landsliding from medieval earthquakes in Nepal
A new paper (Stolle et al. 2017) in Quaternary Science Reviews suggests that 3 medieval earthquakes may have induced catastrophic landsliding in Nepal
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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