对青藏高原2021年玛多地震的详细研究表明，与先前的假设相反，断裂走向对地震破裂动力学特征的影响有时会超过断裂成熟度的影响。
Hazards & Disasters
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Debris flow hazards in urban environments – an example from South Korea
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. An interesting paper (Lee et al. 2024 – available online as a pdf) has recently been published in the International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering, which considers landslide problems in expanding urban […]
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2024 fatal landslides at the half way point – an update as of 30 June
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. At the weekend we reached the half way point through the calendar year, so it is timely to provide an update on the number of fatal landslides, following my note of a […]
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The 28 June 1974 Quebrada Blanca landslide disaster in Colombia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the 28 June 1974 Quebrada Blanca landslide disaster in Colombia, in which up to 500 people were killed. There is a good video, in Spanish, […]
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A Seismogenic Shear Zone Diagonal to the Main Himalayan Thrusts
Scientists document active seismic shear along a major lineament of Sikkim Himalaya diagonal to the Main Himalayan Thrusts.
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The El Kherba landslide in Algeria, reactivated by the 7 August 2020 Mila earthquake
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There is an interesting article (Bourenane and Mezouar 2024) in the Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment about the El Kherba landslide in Algeria, which was reactivated by the 7 August […]
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More information about the 24 June 2024 heap leach landslide at Eagle Mine in Canada
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Information is emerging about the 24 June 2024 landslide at Eagle Mine in Yukon, Canada. Northern Miner has a video taken from an aircraft flying over the site that is worth a […]
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The possible causes of the deadly 21 June 2024 Sorte debris flow in Switzerland
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Federal Office of Topography in Switzerland has collected and published online aerial imagery of the site of the deadly 21 June 2024 debris flow in Switzerland, which killed three people. The […]
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Caldera Collapse as a Natural Example of Rock Friction
Recurrent slips on the caldera wall of the Kīlauea Volcano are a natural experiment not only to understand the mechanics of caldera formation but also to gain more insights into fault friction.
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A major landslide at a heap leach pad at Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon, Canada
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In a short statement on its website yesterday, Victoria Gold (“a mining company focused on the Yukon”) confirmed that “the heap leach pad (“HLP”) at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon experienced […]