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Gorum and others (2011)

Earthquake-induced landslides triggered by the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

Dates

ScienceBase Date
2017
Event Date
2008-05-12
Last Processing Date
2011

Citation

Gorum, T., Fan, X., van Westen, C.J., Huang, R.Q., Xu, Q., Tang, C., Wang, G.: Earthquake-induced landslides triggered by the May 12, 2008, Wenchuan earthquake, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7W957Q0, 2011, in Schmitt, R., Tanyas, H., Jessee, M.A., Zhu, J., Biegel, K., Allstadt, K.E., Jibson, R.W., Thompson, E.M., van Westen, C., Sato, H.P., Wald, D.J., Godt, J.W., Gorum, T., Moss, R.E.S., Xu, C, Rathje, E.M., Knudsen, K.L., 2017, An Open Repository of Earthquake-triggered Ground Failure Inventories, U.S. Geological Survey data release collection, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7H70DB4.

Summary

This inventory was originally created by Gorum and others (2011) describing the landslides triggered by the M 7.9 Wenchuan, China earthquake that occurred on 12 May 2008 at 06:28:01 UTC. Care should be taken when comparing with other inventories because different authors use different mapping techniques. This inventory also could be associated with other earthquakes such as aftershocks or triggered events. Please check the author methods summary and the original data source for more information on these details and to confirm the viability of this inventory for your specific use. With the exception of the data from USGS sources, the inventory data and associated metadata were not acquired by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and thus [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Tolga Gorum
Originator :
Gorum, T., van Westen, C.J., Huang, R.Q., Xu, Q., Tang, C., Wang, G.
Metadata Contact :
GHSC Data Steward
Publisher :
None
Distributor :
ScienceBase

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