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Identifying a large landslide with small displacements in a zone of coseismic tectonic deformation; the Villa Del Monte landslide triggered by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake

January 1, 2002

The Villa Del Monte landslide was one of 20 large and complex landslides triggered by the 1989 LomaPrieta, California, earthquake in a zone of pervasive coseismicground cracking near the fault rupture. The landslide was approximately 980 m long, 870 m wide, and encompassed an area of approximately 68 ha. Drilling data suggested that movement may have extended to depths as great as 85 m below the ground surface. Even though the landslide moved

Publication Year 2002
Title Identifying a large landslide with small displacements in a zone of coseismic tectonic deformation; the Villa Del Monte landslide triggered by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake
DOI 10.1130/REG15-p117
Authors David K. Keefer, Edwin L. Harp, Gary B. Griggs, Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. DeGraff
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Reviews in Engineering Geology
Index ID 70180949
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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