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A seismic landslide susceptibility rating of geologic units based on analysis of characterstics of landslides triggered by the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake A seismic landslide susceptibility rating of geologic units based on analysis of characterstics of landslides triggered by the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake
One of the most significant effects of the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake (M=6.7) was the triggering of thousands of landslides over a broad area. Some of these landslides damaged and destroyed homes and other structures, blocked roads, disrupted pipelines, and caused other serious damage. Analysis of the distribution and characteristics of these landslides is...
Authors
M. Parise, Randall W. Jibson
Preliminary map showing landslide densities, mean recurrence intervals, and exceedance probabilities as determined from historic records, Seattle, Washington Preliminary map showing landslide densities, mean recurrence intervals, and exceedance probabilities as determined from historic records, Seattle, Washington
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J. A. Coe, J. A. Michael, R. A. Crovelli, W. Z. Savage
Geotechnical properties for landslide-prone Seattle; area glacial deposits Geotechnical properties for landslide-prone Seattle; area glacial deposits
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Authors
William Z. Savage, Meghan M. Morrissey, Rex L. Baum
Mitigating landslide hazards in Seattle: a partnership Mitigating landslide hazards in Seattle: a partnership
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Variability of site response in Seattle, Washington Variability of site response in Seattle, Washington
Ground motion from local earthquakes and the SHIPS (Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound) experiment is used to estimate site amplification factors in Seattle. Earthquake and SHIPS records are analyzed by two methods: (1) spectral ratios relative to a nearby site on Tertiary sandstone, and (2) a source/site spectral inversion technique. Our results show site amplifications...
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S. Hartzell, D. Carver, E. Cranswick, A. Frankel
A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic landslide hazard maps A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic landslide hazard maps
The 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake is the first earthquake for which we have all of the data sets needed to conduct a rigorous regional analysis of seismic slope instability. These data sets include: (1) a comprehensive inventory of triggered landslides, (2) about 200 strong-motion records of the mainshock, (3) 1:24 000-scale geologic mapping of the region, (4) extensive data on
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R.W. Jibson, E. L. Harp, J. A. Michael
Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation
The Cook Inlet basin is a northeast-trending forearc basin above the Aleutian subduction zone in southern Alaska. Folds in Cook Inlet are complex, discontinuous structures with variable shape and vergence that probably developed by right-transpressional deformation on oblique-slip faults extending downward into Mesozoic basement beneath the Tertiary basin. The most recent episode of...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Thomas L. Pratt
Debris-flow hazards in the Blue Ridge of central Virginia Debris-flow hazards in the Blue Ridge of central Virginia
The June 27, 1995, storm in Madison County, Virginia produced debris flows and floods that devastated a small (130 km 2 ) area of the Blue Ridge in the eastern United States. Although similar debris-flow inducing storm events may return only approximately once every two thousand years to the same given locale, these events affecting a similar small-sized area occur about every three...
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G. F. Wieczorek, B. A. Morgan, R. H. Campbell
Seasonal movement of the Slumgullion landslide as determined from GPS observations, July 1998-July 1999 Seasonal movement of the Slumgullion landslide as determined from GPS observations, July 1998-July 1999
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J. A. Coe, J. W. Godt, W. L. Ellis, W. Z. Savage, J. E. Savage, P. S. Powers, D. J. Varnes, P. Tachker
Origin of the 17 July 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami: Earthquake or landslide Origin of the 17 July 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami: Earthquake or landslide
The tsunami that struck Papua New Guinea on 17 July 1998 shortly after a Mw 7.0 earthquake (Figure 1) was one of the deadliest tsunamis in this century. At least 2,200 people died from this event, essentially destroying an entire generation in some communities. In the months following the tsunami, several international survey teams collected data in an attempt to better understand the...
Authors
E.L. Geist
Statiscal analysis of an earthquake-induced landslide distribution - The 1989 Loma Prieta, California event Statiscal analysis of an earthquake-induced landslide distribution - The 1989 Loma Prieta, California event
The 1989 Loma Prieta, California earthquake (moment magnitude, M=6.9) generated landslides throughout an area of about 15,000 km2 in central California. Most of these landslides occurred in an area of about 2000 km2 in the mountainous terrain around the epicenter, where they were mapped during field investigations immediately following the earthquake. The distribution of these landslides...
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D. K. Keefer
Aerial-Photointerpretation of landslides along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers Aerial-Photointerpretation of landslides along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
A landslide inventory was conducted along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the New Madrid Seismic Zone of southern Illinois, between the towns of Olmsted and Chester, Illinois. Aerial photography and field reconnaissance identified 221 landslides of three types: rock/debris falls, block slides, and undifferentiated rotational/translational slides. Most of the landslides are small- to...
Authors
Wen-June Su, Christopher Stohr