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USGS air photo of the Mud Creek landslide, taken on May 27, 2017
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Landslide Hazards

Landslide Hazards

The Landslide Hazards Program conducts basic research, carries out landslide hazard assessments, pursues landslide investigations and forecasts, provides technical assistance to respond to landslide emergencies, and engages in outreach activities.

Landslides by location
U.S. and worldwide landslide data
Hazard and risk assessments
Landslide and debris-flow events
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USGS air photo of the Mud Creek landslide, taken on May 27, 2017
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Landslide Hazards

Landslide Hazards

The Landslide Hazards Program conducts basic research, carries out landslide hazard assessments, pursues landslide investigations and forecasts, provides technical assistance to respond to landslide emergencies, and engages in outreach activities.

Landslides by location
U.S. and worldwide landslide data
Hazard and risk assessments
Landslide and debris-flow events
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Cascadia sparker data with ghosts removed, with annotation identifying geologic contacts, offset layers, and a submarine land

Cascadia sparker data with ghosts removed, with annotation identifying geologic contacts, offset layers, and a submarine landslide deposit

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Sub seafloor structure of landslide in Santa Barbara Channel, CA

Sub seafloor structure of landslide in Santa Barbara Channel, CA

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Three seismic signals (up-down, north-south, east-west) with the landslide and seiche signals marked

2024 Pedersen Lagoon Landslide Seismic Signals

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Map of Puerto Rico landslide susceptibility with grey areas near the coast and colored areas in mountainous inland regions

Screenshot from the Puerto Rico Landslide Susceptibility Map

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Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast

Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast

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Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana

Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana

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Diagram of the San Nicolas submarine landslide off the southern California coast

Diagram of the San Nicolas submarine landslide off the southern California coast

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Photo and lidar image of Highway 191 landslide, near Yellowstone National Park

Photo and lidar image of Highway 191 landslide, near Yellowstone National Park

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Photo and lidar image of Silver Gate landslide, Yellowstone National Park

Photo and lidar image of Silver Gate landslide, Yellowstone National Park

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HayWired scenario landslide probabillity map

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Aerial graphic of Oso landslide

Oso landslide, 3DEP

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3D maps created by computer processing of air photos show what the Mud Creek area looked like before and after the landslide

3D maps of air photos show views from before and after the landslide

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3D map of Mud Creek slide derived from video footage collected by drone on October 12, 2017.

Mud Creek – 3D Point Cloud – Oblique Perspective

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Map of the Heart Mountain slide block

Map of the Heart Mountain slide block

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Divided image with tree-covered slope on one side and the treeless, bare earth on the other side revealing landslides

lidar point cloud vs. bare earth DEM

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Perspective view of horizon mapping and fault attribute detection in the Santa Barbara Channel, offshore southern California

Perspective view of horizon mapping and fault attribute detection in the Santa Barbara Channel, offshore southern California

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Three-dimensional cartoon showing features of an area of the seafloor in relief, near a coastline.

Resurrection Bay multibeam imagery

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An alluvial diagram showing the number of deaths due to natural disasters in the United States over the past 50 years

Comparisons data day: OWID - Lives lost in natural disasters

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Aerial photograph showing a fiord and bay area, labeled with features like fan deltas from rivers.

Overview of Taan Fiord

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Aerial photo of a portion of Southern California, Palm Springs Landers. A colored lidar hillshade outlines the mapping region.

Hillshade of lidar acquired within the Pinto Mountain Fault Zone

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3D map illustrated to show the seafloor depths north of Puerto Rico with labels identifying features like ridges and fissures.

Seafloor map of Puerto Rico Trench

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Illustration looking at the land from out over the ocean, as if the water were drained away, to show seafloor features.

Los Angeles Margin and Basin

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Big Sur coast. Red squares mark some of the sites damaged by 2016–17 winter storms, including Mud Creek and Paul’s Slide areas

Map of Big Sur coast with labels

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Two maps; the left hand one shows brown land, blue water, and red arrows. The right hand one shows colored survey tracklines

Maps with key features and shaded relief of the study area

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Three panels with bright colors showing underwater bathymetry features

Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS

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Brown lines across the image describe the fault, with labeled features, depth, and width

Multichannel seismic-reflection profile from Queen Charlotte-Fault

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Landscape change in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, detected by lidar

Landscape change in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, detected by lidar

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Topographic-change image produced by comparing 3D map derived from May 27 air photos with that derived from June 13 air photos

Topographic-change image produced by comparing subsequent 3D maps

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Digital Elevation Map of Mount St. Helens with annotation of pre-19...

Digital Elevation Map of Mount St. Helens with annotation of pre-19...

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Map of the Uhl Hill fault in eastern Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Map of the Uhl Hill fault in eastern Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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