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Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake
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posted on 2023-05-18, 17:31 authored by Kargel, JS, Leonard, GJ, Shugar, DH, Haritashya, UK, Bevington, A, Fielding, EJ, Fujita, K, Geertsema, M, Miles, ES, Steiner, J, Anderson, E, Bajracharya, S, Bawden, GW, Breashears, DF, Byers, A, Collins, B, Dhital, MR, Donnellan, A, Evans, TL, Geai, ML, Glasscoe, MT, Green, D, Gurung, DR, Heijenk, R, Hilborn, A, Hudnut, K, Huyck, C, Immerzeel, WW, Liming, J, Jibson, R, Kaab, A, Khanal, NR, Kirschbaum, D, Kraaijenbrink, PDA, Lamsal, D, Shiyin, L, Mingyang, L, McKinney, D, Nahirnick, NK, Zhuotong, N, Ojha, S, Olsenholler, J, Painter, TH, Pleasants, M, Pratima, KC, Yuan, QI, Raup, BH, Regmi, D, Rounce, DR, Sakai, A, Donghui, S, Shea, JM, Shrestha, AB, Shukla, A, Stumm, D, Van der Kooij, M, Voss, K, Xin, W, Weihs, B, Wolfe, D, Lizong, W, Xiaojun, Y, Yoder, MR, Neal YoungNeal YoungThe Gorkha earthquake (M 7.8) on 25 April 2015 and later aftershocks struck South Asia, killing ~9,000 and damaging a large region. Supported by a large campaign of responsive satellite data acquisitions over the earthquake disaster zone, our team undertook a satellite image survey of the earthquakes' induced geohazards in Nepal and China and an assessment of the geomorphic, tectonic, and lithologic controls on quake-induced landslides. Timely analysis and communication aided response and recovery and informed decision makers. We mapped 4,312 co-seismic and post-seismic landslides. We also surveyed 491 glacier lakes for earthquake damage, but found only 9 landslide-impacted lakes and no visible satellite evidence of outbursts. Landslide densities correlate with slope, peak ground acceleration, surface downdrop, and specific metamorphic lithologies and large plutonic intrusions.
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Publication title
ScienceVolume
351Issue
6269Article number
8353Number
8353Pagination
1-12ISSN
0036-8075Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Amer Assoc Advancement SciencePlace of publication
1200 New York Ave, Nw, Washington, USA, Dc, 20005Rights statement
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