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Identifying a large landslide with small displacements in a zone of coseismic tectonic deformation; the Villa Del Monte landslide triggered by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake
The Villa Del Monte landslide was one of 20 large and complex landslides triggered by the 1989 LomaPrieta, California, earthquake in a zone of pervasive coseismicground cracking near the fault rupture. The landslide was approximately 980 m long, 870 m wide, and encompassed an area of approximately 68 ha. Drilling data suggested that movement may have extended to depths as great as 85 m below the g
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David K. Keefer, Edwin L. Harp, Gary B. Griggs, Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. DeGraff
Influence of the Portuguese Bend landslide on the character of the effluent-affected sediment deposit, Palos Verdes margin, southern California
Historic accretion of sediment on the Palos Verdes margin off Los Angeles County, CA, is dominated by two sources, effluent from Whites Point outfall and sediment eroded from the toe of Portuguese Bend landslide. In this paper, we document the recent history of sedimentation from these non-marine sources from 1937 until the late 1990s, and attempt to estimate the amount of material preserved on th
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R. E. Kayen, H. J. Lee, J. R. Hein
The proximal part of the giant submarine Wailau landslide, Molokai, Hawaii
The main break-in-slope on the northern submarine flank of Molokai at -1500 to -1250 m is a shoreline feature that has been only modestly modified by the Wailau landslide. Submarine canyons above the break-in-slope, including one meandering stream, were subaerially carved. Where such canyons cross the break-in-slope, plunge pools may form by erosion from bedload sediment carried down the canyons.
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D. A. Clague, J. G. Moore
Geomorphic studies of landslides in the Tully Valley, New York: Implications for public policy and planning
On April 27, 1993, a large landslide in the Tully Valley, Onondaga County, NY, destroyed three houses and resulted in the evacuation of four others; it also triggered a loss of potable drinking water for about 15 homes north of the slide area and affected a total of 20 ha of land. In the 7 years following this slide, several studies have been conducted by federal and state environmental agencies a
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D. L. Pair, W. M. Kappel
Comparing landslide inventories: The map depends on the method
Landslide inventory maps are generally prepared by interpreting the geomorphic expression of landsliding on aerial photos, topographic maps, or on the ground. Distinctive landslide geomorphology allows the recognition and mapping of landslides, although there are always landslides that have very subtle expression and are not identified. The difficulties of mapping landslides based on their geomorp
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C.J. Wills, T.P. McCrink
Stability assessment of a Hurricane Mitch-induced landslide dam on the Rio La Lima, Sierra de Las Minas, eastern Guatemala
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert L. Schuster, Robert C. Bucknam, Manuel Antonio Mota
Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of landslides in the Western Hemisphere
In spite of improvements in recognition, prediction, mitigative measures, and warning systems, economic losses and casualties due to landslides in the Western Hemisphere appear to be growing as a result of increasing development of landslide-prone areas due to population pressures. This paper notes outstanding examples of socioeconomic losses in the Americas.
Landslides impact the following ele
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Robert L. Schuster, Lynn M. Highland
Observations and recommendations regarding landslide hazards related to the January 13, 2001 M-7.6 El Salvador earthquake
The January 13, 2001 earthquake (M-7.6) off the coast of El Salvador triggered widespread damaging landslides in many parts of the El Salvador. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the Salvadoran government requested technical assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); USAID, in turn, requested help from technical experts in landslide hazards from the U.S. Geological
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Randall W. Jibson, Anthony J. Crone
Flash-flood related hazards: landslides, with examples from the December 1999 disaster in Venezuela Chapter 24
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen, Maria Teresa Vasquez-Conde, R.A. Clark
Assessment of landslide hazards resulting from the February 13, 2001, El Salvador earthquake; a report to the government of El Salvador and the U. S. Agency for International Development
On February 13, 2001, a
magnitude 6.5 earthquake
occurred about 40 km eastsoutheast
of the capital city of San
Salvador in central El Salvador and
triggered thousands of landslides in
the area east of Lago de Ilopango.
The landslides are concentrated in a
2,500-km2 area and are particularly
abundant in areas underlain by
thick deposits of poorly consolidated,
late Pleistocene and Holoce
Authors
Rex L. Baum, Anthony J. Crone, Demetreo Escobar, Edwin L. Harp, Jon J. Major, Mauricio Martinez, Carlos Pullinger, Mark E. Smith
The rainfall-triggered landslide and flash-flood disaster in northern Venezuela, December 1999
Rainstorms in December 1999 induced thousands of landslides along the northern slopes of the Cordillera de la Costa mountain range principally in the state of Vargas, Venezuela. Rainfall accumulation of 293 millimeters during the first 2 weeks ofDecember was followed by an additional 911 millimeters of rainfall on December 14 through 16. The landslides and floods inundated coastal communities resu
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Matthew C. Larsen, Gerald F. Wieczorek, L.S. Eaton, Heriberto Torres-Sierra
Evaluation of temporal and spatial factors that control the susceptibility to rainfall-triggered landslides Chapter 26
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen