The powerpoint file from my UBC Geological Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Earthquake Induced Landslides

On 12 February 2014 a Mw=6.9 earthquake struck Xinjiang in China. Images are emerging of some of the landslides that it triggered.

How did the passengers in the car filmed being hit by a soil fall in Shaanxi, China survive the landslide?

Two new videos on Youtube show landslides in China. One features the aftermath of a loess landslide, the other a rockslide above a community

Exceptional monsoon rainfall across Central China has caused very extensive damage, including many landslides, in the areas affected by the 2008 earthquake

A dangerous landslide has developed on the banks of the Laxiwa HEP station in China. The displacement to date is >25 metres and the mass is over 100 million cubic metres.

A collection of images of landslides from the earthquake in Sichuan. Whilst the level of lass from landslides is unclear, there is no doubt that they are causing disruption to the rescue efforts

A large landslide in China overnight has killed at least 18 people, with up to 37 more people reported missing.

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.

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 …