Landslides triggered by the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake
Geomorphology
By: L.A. Owen, U. Kamp, G.A. Khattak, E. L. Harp, D. K. Keefer, and M.A. Bauer
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Abstract
The 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake triggered several thousand landslides. These were mainly rock falls and debris falls, although translational rock and debris slides also occurred. In addition, a sturzstrom (debris avalanche) comprising ??? 80??million m3 buried four villages and blocked streams to create two lakes. Although landsliding occurred throughout the region, covering an area of > 7500??km2, the failures were highly concentrated, associated with six geomorphic-geologic-anthropogenic settings, including natural failures in (1) highly fractured carbonate rocks comprising the lowest beds in the hanging wall of the likely earthquake fault; (2) Tertiary siliciclastic rocks along antecedent drainages that traverse the Hazara-Kashmir Syntaxis; (3) steep (> 50??) slopes comprising Precambrian and Lower Paleozoic rocks; (4) very steep (?? 50??) lower slopes of fluvially undercut Quaternary valley fills; and (5) ridges and spur crests. The sixth setting was associated with road construction. Extensive fissuring in many of the valley slopes together with the freshly mobilized landslide debris constitutes a potential hazard in the coming snowmelt and monsoon seasons. This study supports the view that earthquake-triggered landslides are highly concentrated in specific zones associated with the lithology, structure, geomorphology, topography, and human presence. ?? 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Owen, L., Kamp, U., Khattak, G., Harp, E.L., Keefer, D.K., Bauer, M., 2008, Landslides triggered by the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake: Geomorphology, v. 94, no. 1-2, p. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.007.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Landslides triggered by the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake |
| Series title | Geomorphology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.007 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geomorphology |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 9 |