Earthquakes
Tsunami - April 2007, Solomon Islands
Submitted by Tina Hyde on Mon, 02/04/2007 - 23:03. Tsunamis – Earthquakes – GizoStart date: 02/04/2007
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Solomon Islands
Glide number: TS-2007-000042- SLB
A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Monday, prompting a tsunami alert across the Pacific Ocean in countries such as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The tsunami struck the Solomon Islands particularly affecting the town of Gizo on the island of Ghizo[1...read more
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Landslides - September 1995, Cameroon
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:33. Landslide – Earthquakes – WindstormsStart date: 05/09/1995
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Cameroon
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On 5 September 1995 a swarm of 57 landslides occurred at Bafaka in Cameroon. Intense and continuous rainfall lasting for three days and an earthquake registering IV on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, were thought to have been the trigger. fn1. Ayonghe, S.N, Mafany, G.T, Ntasin, E & Samalang, P. ...read more
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Landslides - June 2002, Iran
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:32. Landslide – EarthquakesStart date: 22/06/2002
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Iran
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The 2002 Avaj earthquake (Mw 6.5) triggered many landslides across an area of 3,600 km². The largest landslide, 150 m long and 100 m across, occurred SE of the village of Changureh in NW Iran. fn1. Mahdavifar, M. R, Solaymani, S & Jafari, M.K. 2006. Landslides triggered by the Avaj, Iran earthq...read more
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Landslide - October 1986, El Salvador
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:32. Landslide – EarthquakesStart date: 10/10/1986
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El Salvador
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On 10 October 1986, a landslide was triggered in the district of Santa Maria by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on 10 October 1986. fn1. Bommer, J.J & Rodriguez, C.E. 2002. Earthquake-induced landslides in Central America. Engineering Geology. Vol. 63, pp 189-220...read more
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Landslide - March 2002, Philippines
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:32. Landslide – EarthquakesStart date: 06/03/2002
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Philippines
Glide number: EQ-2002-000129- PHL
On 6 March 2002 a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mindanao breaching a wall of the Mount Parker volcano and causing a portion of it to fall into Lake Maughan at the top of the volcano. A great amount of water released from the lake washed away many houses and flooded nine barangays in the South Cot...read more
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Landslide - January 2001, El Salvador
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:32. Landslide – EarthquakesStart date: 13/01/2001
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El Salvador
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A landslide occurred at Las Colinas in the Santa Tecla district of greater San Salvador as a result of the Richter magnitude 7.6 earthquake on 13 January 2001[1]. Approximately 200,000 m3 of soil was displaced in a shallow slide from the El Balsamo Mountain that buried many buildings and took 585...read more
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