Llusco, Peru: a dramatic landslide has destroyed 100 houses
15 March 2018 08:36 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last week a large, complex rotational landslide has destroyed over 100 houses at Llusco in the Cusco region of Peru
15 March 2018 08:36 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last week a large, complex rotational landslide has destroyed over 100 houses at Llusco in the Cusco region of Peru
14 March 2018 08:45 in Earthquake-induced landslide, Planet Labs by Dave Petley
New satellite images from Planet Labs corroborate the newspaper reports of significant landslide disasters occurring in the aftermath of the Papua New Guinea Earthquake
12 March 2018 08:20 in Tailings by Dave Petley
On Friday a significant tailings dam failure occurred at the Cadia gold mine in Australia, causing production to be stopped. Fortunately, to date no release of tailings beyond the boundaries of the mine has occurred.
2 March 2018 08:17 in landslide images by Dave Petley
The European Space Agency satellite Sentinel 2 has collected good images of at least some of the Papua New Guinea landslide dams
28 February 2018 08:40 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
An emerging crisis? Video and images are emerging showing multiple valley blocking landslides in the Papua New Guinea highlands
27 February 2018 07:06 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Information is slowly emerging about landslides triggered by the Mw=7.5 Papua New Guinea earthquake. As expected, landslides appear to have been a significant factor in the losses caused by the shaking
26 February 2018 08:10 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
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
7 February 2018 08:04 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
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.
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
8 November 2017 07:47 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
A new paper (Stolle et al. 2017) in Quaternary Science Reviews suggests that 3 medieval earthquakes may have induced catastrophic landsliding in Nepal
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