Table 5 Earthquake-triggered landslide database with information on specific seismotectonic factors
N | Country | Earthquake | M | Hypocentral depth | Fault (rupture) location in Mountains =2; near = 1.5; other = 1 | Fault type: Dip-slip = 1.5; Strike-slip =1 | Fault length >100 km =2; 20–100 km =1; <20 km =0.5 | Fault factor | Arias Intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Americas | |||||||||
1 | USA | New Madrid (Missouri) 1811 | 7.50 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.69 |
2 | USA | New Madrid (Missouri) 1812 | 7.80 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.08 |
3 | USA | New Madrid (Missouri) 1812 | 7.30 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.51 |
4 | USA | Charleston (South Carolina) 1886 | 6.80 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.26 |
5 | USA | San Francisco 1906 | 7.90 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.58 |
6 | USA | Imperial Valley (California) 1940 | 7.10 | 16.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.18 |
7 | Canada | Vancouver Island 1946 | 7.25 | 30.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.55 |
8 | USA | Puget Sound (Olympia, Seattle) 1949 | 7.00 | 70.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.11 |
9 | USA | Daly City (California) 1957 | 5.30 | 7.27 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.03 |
10 | USA | Southeast Alaska (Lituya Bay) 1958 | 7.70 | 15.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 1.91 |
11 | USA | Montana (Hebgen Lake) 1959 | 7.10 | 11.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.39 |
12 | Chile | Chile (Valdivia) 1960 | 9.50 | 33.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 11.68 |
13 | USA | Alaska (Anchorage) 1964 | 9.20 | 25.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 8.09 |
14 | USA | Puget Sound (Seattle) 1965 | 6.50 | 60.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.06 |
15 | USA | Parkfield-Cholame (California) 1966 | 6.20 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
16 | Peru | Ancash 1970 | 7.80 | 43.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.69 |
17 | USA | San Fernando (California) 1971 | 7.10 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.69 |
18 | Guatemala | Guatemala (Motagua) 1976 | 7.60 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.84 |
19 | Panama | Darien 1976 | 7.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.16 |
20 | Argentina | San Juan Province (Caucete) 1977 | 7.40 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.77 |
21 | USA | Santa Barbara (California) 1978 | 5.60 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.05 |
22 | USA | Homestead Valley (California) 1979 | 5.20 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.01 |
23 | USA | Coyote Lake (California) 1979 | 5.40 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.02 |
24 | USA | Mount Diablo (California) 1980 | 5.80 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.03 |
25 | USA | Mammoth Lakes (California) 1980 | 6.10 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.10 |
26 | USA | Coalinga (California) 1983 | 6.20 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.11 |
27 | USA | Borah Peak (Idaho) 1983 | 6.90 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.06 |
28 | Chile | Valparaiso 1985 | 7.80 | 43.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.69 |
29 | El Salvador | El Salvador (San Salvador) 1986 | 5.70 | 12.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.05 |
30 | Ecuador | Ecuador 1987 (March 6 4:10 GMT) | 7.10 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.61 |
31 | Ecuador | El Napo (Quito-Tulcan) 1987 (March 6 1:54 GMT) | 6.40 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.07 |
32 | USA | Whittier Narrows (California) 1987 | 6.10 | 17.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.09 |
33 | USA | Superstition Hills (California) 1987 | 6.20 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
34 | Canada | Saguenay (Quebec) 1988 | 5.80 | 28.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.07 |
35 | USA | Loma Prieta (California) 1989 | 7.10 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.60 |
36 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica (Limon) 1990 | 7.10 | 24.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.60 |
37 | Costa Rica | Valle de la Estrella 1991 | 7.50 | 21.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 1.20 |
38 | USA | Cape Mendocino 1992 (California) | 7.00 | 17.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.32 |
39 | Colombia | Murindo 1992 | 6.70 | 14.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 |
40 | USA | Klamath Falls (Oregon) 1993 | 5.90 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.07 |
41 | Colombia | Paez 1994 | 6.80 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.26 |
42 | USA | Northridge (California) 1994 | 6.70 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.74 |
43 | Colombia | Tauramena 1995 | 6.50 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.15 |
44 | El Salvador | El Salvador (San Miguel) 2001 (January 13) | 7.70 | 60.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.43 |
45 | USA | Denaly (Alaska) 2002 | 7.90 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 2.26 |
46 | Mexico | Colima 2003 | 7.60 | 24.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.35 |
47 | Chile | Aysen 2007 | 6.20 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
48 | Peru | Pisco 2007 | 8.00 | 39.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 1.60 |
49 | Chile | Pelluhue 2010 | 8.80 | 31.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 7.14 |
50 | Chile | Pichilemu 2010 | 6.90 | 39.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 0.27 |
51 | Haiti | Haiti (Port-au-Prince) 2010 | 7.10 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.86 |
52 | Chile | Araucania 2011 | 7.10 | 17.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.73 |
53 | USA | Virginia, NE USA, 2011 | 5.80 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.07 |
Asia (Oceania) | |||||||||
54 | Kyrgyzstan | Kemin 1911 | 7.80 | 25.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.26 |
55 | China | Haiyuan 1920 | 8.50 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.21 |
56 | Tajikistan | Khait 1949 | 7.50 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.98 |
57 | China | Assam 1950 | 8.60 | 14.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 7.60 |
58 | Russia | Altai 1957 | 8.10 | 30.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.39 |
59 | Tajikistan | Gissar 1989 | 5.50 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.04 |
60 | Philippines | Luzon 1990 | 7.70 | 25.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.82 |
61 | Iran | Manjil 1990 | 7.30 | 19.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.79 |
62 | Kyrgyzstan | Suusamyr 1992 | 7.20 | 27.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.64 |
63 | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea 1993 | 6.90 | 19.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.51 |
64 | Taiwan | Chi-Chi 1999 | 7.60 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.85 |
65 | Tajikistan | Hindukush 2002 I | 7.40 | 226.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.03 |
66 | Tajikistan | Hindukush 2002 II | 6.10 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.09 |
67 | Russia | Altai 2003 | 7.30 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.81 |
68 | Japan | Chuetsu 2004 | 6.60 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.19 |
69 | Pakistan | Kashmir 2005 | 7.70 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.01 |
70 | Japan | Chuetsu 2007 | 6.60 | 17.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.18 |
71 | China | Wenchuan 2008 | 7.90 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 3.83 |
72 | Japan | Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku 2008 | 7.20 | 8.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 1.03 |
73 | Indonesia | Sumatra 2009 | 7.60 | 71.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.29 |
74 | Japan | Tohoku 2011 | 9.00 | 30.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.58 |
75 | China | Lushan 2013 | 7.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.34 |
76 | Nepal | Nepal 2015 | 7.80 | 18.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.07 |
77 | Afghanistan | Hindukush 2015 | 7.50 | 213.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.04 |
78 | Tajikistan | Pamir 2015 | 7.20 | 28.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.54 |
Europe | |||||||||
79 | Italy | Calabria 1783? | 7.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.03 |
80 | Romania | Vrancea (Romania) 1802 | 7.90 | 150.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.15 |
81 | Romania | Vrancea (Romania) 1838 | 7.50 | 150.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.08 |
82 | Italy | S. Apennines Irpinia 1930 | 6.70 | 14.60 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.66 |
83 | Romania | Vrancea 1940 | 7.70 | 150.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.11 |
84 | Italy | Valle del Belice (Sicilia) 1968 | 6.12 | 17.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.09 |
85 | Italy | Friuli 1976 | 6.50 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.16 |
86 | Italy | Irpinia (Campania) 1980 | 6.90 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.64 |
86 | Romania | Vrancea 1977 | 7.40 | 94.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.14 |
87 | Greece | Kalamata (S. Greece) 1986 | 6.00 | 28.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.03 |
88 | Armenia | Spitak 1988 | 6.70 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.79 |
89 | Greece | Killini (W. Greece) 1988 | 5.90 | 25.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.03 |
90 | Georgia | Racha 1991 | 7.00 | 17.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 0.63 |
91 | Spain | SW Montefrio (Loja, S. Spain) 1991 | 2.60 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
92 | Turkey | Erzincan (E. Turkey) 1992 | 6.70 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
93 | Italy | Umbria-Marche 1997 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.09 |
94 | Slovenia | Posocje 1998 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.02 |
95 | Italy | Palermo 2002 | 5.89 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.07 |
96 | Italy | Molise (Abruzzi) 2002 | 5.78 | 30.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.02 |
97 | Greece | Lefkada (W. Greece) 2003 | 6.30 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.06 |
98 | Italy | L’Aquila (Abruzzi) 2009 | 5.80 | 11.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.06 |
99 | Italy | Emilia 2012 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.09 |
100 | Greece | Cephalonia (W. Greece) 2014 | 5.80 | 16.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.03 |