{"id":16589,"date":"2015-10-28T08:05:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=16589"},"modified":"2015-10-28T08:05:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:05:03","slug":"afghanistan-earthquake-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2015\/10\/28\/afghanistan-earthquake-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslides from the Afghanistan earthquake on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Afghanistan earthquake<\/h6>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us10003re5#general_summary\">M=7.5 Afghanistan earthquake on Monday<\/a> was deep (the USGS estimates 213 km), meaning that it affected a large area of mountainous terrain.\u00a0 This is a zone that is highly landslide prone in even static conditions, so landslides were an inevitable consequence.\u00a0 In the aftermath a number of videos and images of landslides have appeared in various places.<\/p>\n<h5>Videos of landslides from the Afghanistan earthquake<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=orNM13WaRbk\">This video<\/a> shows a comparatively minor but visually dramatic terrace collapse in the Gilgit region of Pakistan:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orNM13WaRbk?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y4crGbZFn6g\">This video<\/a> appears to be a somewhat larger landslide, although I suspect that the nature of the material makes it appear worse than reality.\u00a0 It is certainly a very dramatic video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4crGbZFn6g?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJjM75WRzII\">This landslide<\/a> is reported to have occurred in the Hooper Valley of Pakistan, again in weak materials:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJjM75WRzII?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h5>Images of landslides from the Afghanistan earthquake<\/h5>\n<p>Meanwhile, there are also various images of landslides triggered by the earthquake.\u00a0 The ever-wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/2015\/10\/26\/earthquake-aftermath-8-killed-20-plus-injured-in-gilgit-baltistan\/\">Pamir Times<\/a> for example has this image of rockfall debris in the Gilgit Baltistan area:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16593\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-EQ-1-e1446018104230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16593\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-EQ-1-e1446018104230.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan earthquake \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rockfall debris in Gilgit Baltistan from the Afghanistan earthquake via the Pamir Times<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst landslide losses are a little unclear at the moment, the <a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/2015\/10\/27\/exclusive-interview-with-shazia-the-lone-survivor-of-car-hit-by-rock-fall-after-earthquake-in-kohistan-pakistan\/\">Pamir Times also reports<\/a> four people killed in a rockfall on the Karakoram Highway.\u00a0 The level of damage to the road was clearly high, as depicted in this <a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/2015\/10\/28\/latest-photographs-of-the-karakuram-highway-which-has-now-been-opened-for-traffic\/\">amazing gallery of images<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16597\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-EQ-2-e1446018443839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16597\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16597\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-EQ-2-e1446018443839.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan earthquake\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landslides on the Karakoram Highway triggered by the Afghanistan earthquake, via the <a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/2015\/10\/28\/latest-photographs-of-the-karakuram-highway-which-has-now-been-opened-for-traffic\/\">Pamir Times<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of the National Disaster Management Agency in Pakistan is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1215875\">warning of the potential for further landslides in this area<\/a>.\u00a0 This is good advice.\u00a0 The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/national\/27-Oct-2015\/four-rescue-workers-dead-12-hurt-in-kalam-landslide\"> Daily Times reports<\/a> that four members of\u00a0 rescue team were killed, and another 12 injured, in a landslide in the Kalam region of Pakistan yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that both NW Afghanistan and N Pakistan are hotspots for very large landslides in the uninhabited high mountain regions, many of which are triggered by earthquakes.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see whether any such events have occurred but have as yet not been observed.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some interesting videos and images are now emerging of landslides and rockfalls triggered by the M=7.5 Afghanistan earthquake on Monday<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons 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