On the Triggering of Landslides in the Chi-Chi Earthquake : On the Triggering of Landslides in the Chi-Chi Earthquake David Petley http:daveslandslideblog.blogspot.com
Fatal, rainfall-induced landslides: 2006, 2007 and 2008 : Fatal, rainfall-induced landslides: 2006, 2007 and 2008
Cumulative landslide fatalities : Cumulative landslide fatalities Kashmir earthquake Wenchuan earthquake Typhoon Morakot
Studies of earthquake-induced landslides : Studies of earthquake-induced landslides
Publications on earthquake-triggered landslides by event: ISI Web of Science : Publications on earthquake-triggered landslides by event: ISI Web of Science
Papers on landslides and the Chi-Chi earthquakeISI Web of Science : Papers on landslides and the Chi-Chi earthquakeISI Web of Science
Area affected by landslides vs earthquake magnitude : Area affected by landslides vs earthquake magnitude Wenchuan earthquake Chi-Chi earthquake After Keefer 1984 and others,
updated with recent events
The three key advances from the Chi-Chi earthquake : The three key advances from the Chi-Chi earthquake The spatial distribution of landslides, and their relationship with seismic parameters
The role of topographic amplification in landslide initiation
Post-seismic sediment production
1: Landslide distribution : Map: Khazai and Sitar (2003);
Stats: Liao and Lee (2000), Lin et al. (2000) 1: Landslide distribution 21,000 landslides
9,727 landslides > 625 m2
Slide 12: Map: Khazai and Sitar (2003)
Slide 13: Meunier et al. 2007 Distance from epicentre (km)
Kashmir earthquake : Kashmir earthquake Number of landslides 600
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Distance from fault rupture (km) 83% of landslides within 2 km of fault
Nearly all on hanging wall
Role of lithology : Role of lithology Map: Khazai and Sitar (2003)
2. Topographic effects in rock slope failure : 2. Topographic effects in rock slope failure Sepulveda et al. 2005
Slide 18: Meunier et al. 2008
Slide 19: Meunier et al. 2008
3. Sediment production:Example from the Choushui River catchment : 3. Sediment production:Example from the Choushui River catchment Lin et al. 2006
Beichuan Main image: Prof Huang Runqiu : Beichuan Main image: Prof Huang Runqiu
Conclusions : Conclusions