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Planet Labs image of Efate on Vanuatu, showing multiple shallow landslides.
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Landslides from the 17 December 2024 Mw=7.3 Port Vila earthquake in Vanuatu

by Dave Petley 9 January 20259 January 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In terms of “natural” disasters, attention is currently focused on events in Los Angeles, which will in due course may have substantial implications for landslides. A large atmospheric river event in the […]

Landslides on abandoned coastal cliffs triggered by the 17 December 2024 Mw=7.3 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu.
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Landslides from the Mw=7.3 17 December 2024 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu

by Dave Petley 18 December 202418 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It has been widely reported that an M=7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on 17 December 2024 at 12:47 local time. Wikipedia is referring to this as the Port Vila Earthquake as the epicentre […]

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