First reports of a major landslide in Mexico
19 September 2013 07:36 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Initial reports are emerging that a landslide at the village of La Pintada in Mexico has left 58 people missing
19 September 2013 07:36 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Initial reports are emerging that a landslide at the village of La Pintada in Mexico has left 58 people missing
6 April 2010 08:14 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The Mw=7.2 earthquake on the Laguna Salada fault in Mexico on Sunday was certainly sufficiently large and shallow (10 km) to generate landslides, and there are areas of mountains that provide enough relief for slides to develop. To date the number of reports of slides is quite limited, but CNN has this amazing amateur footage of the mountains to the south of Mexicali. The huge dust clouds were almost certainly …
15 November 2021 07:46 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Landslides from the 14 November 2021 M=6.3 earthquake near to Fin in Iran
19 April 2021 08:04 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Landslides from the 18 April 2021 M 5.9 earthquake near to Bandar Genaveh, Iran On 18 April 2021 a M=5.9 earthquake struck the port city of Bandar Genaveh in Iran. The earthquake was centred on the town of Bandah Rig. There are some reports of damage in Bandah Genaveh, and five people were injured. A couple of videos have been posted of landslides triggered by the earthquake. The best one …
18 December 2020 07:59 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Arequipa, Peru: landslides triggered by a M=5.6 earthquake on 16 December 2020 have been caught on a dramatic video
20 May 2020 05:45 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In Midland County, Michigan collapse is underway of Edenville dam, driven by heavy rainfall. Reports suggest that a second dam may also be failing.
9 April 2018 23:18 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Photographs taken from boats showed coastal cliff rockfalls on Santa Cruz island in California during the M=5.4 earthquake on Thursday 5th April
5 February 2018 08:12 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Last week a major landslide badly damaged the community of Lomas del Rubi in Tijuana in Mexico, destroying 70 houses. A new housing subdivision is under construction at the foot of the slope. There are suspicions that this may have been the trigger.
13 November 2017 07:53 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The M=7.3 Halabjah earthquake that occurred late yesterday in Iraq has the potential to have triggered large numbers of landslides
27 July 2016 07:34 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On 25th July 2016 a M=6.1 earthquake in the Atacama Desert appears to have triggered large numbers of landslides in the hills near the town of El Salvador, 100 km from the epicentre
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