Widespread landslides induced by the Mw 5.1 earthquake of 11 May 2011 in Lorca, SE Spain

Engineering Geology

Volumn 137-138, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-52

  Alfaro, P ^a   Delgado, J ^a   Garcia Tortosa F J ^b   Lenti, L ^c   Lopez J A ^d   Lopez Casado C ^e   Martino, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^d Instituto Ramón Arcas   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Landslide inventory; Lorca; Moderate magnitude; Seismic induced landslide; Shallow earthquake; Topographic site effects

Indexed keywords

FIELD INSPECTION; GROUND MOTIONS; LORCA; MODERATE MAGNITUDE; ROCK AVALANCHE; SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES; SITE EFFECTS;

LANDSLIDES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; FORESHOCK; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LANDSLIDE; SITE EFFECT; SLOPE DYNAMICS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

LORCA; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84860154970     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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