Initial Publication Date: October 7, 2011
Mass Wasting/Landslide Animations
Compiled by Mark Francek (more info) (Central Michigan University) and John McDaris (SERC)
Access animations and videos showing different types of landslides like slumps, slides, and falls in a variety of environments.
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Deep Seated Landslide: This USGS animation shows the conditions leading to a San Francisco Bay area bedrock landslide. The scene begins with a flyby of the Bay Area showing the considerable relief of the region. The focus then shifts to the subsurface conditions, an impermeable rock layer above a permeable rock layer, responsible for creating a landslide after a period of rain. Expect long loading times. (From Fly-by Movies of Ancient Landslides in the East Bay Hills and in Marin County - USGS)


Maierato, Calabria, Italy - 2/15/2010
Mudslide in Maierato, Calabria, Italy (more info) This YouTube video shows footage captured of a massive landslide that occurred in Maierato, Italy on February 15, 2010.
Landslide in Italy (more info) This YouTube video shows aerial footage of the aftermath of a massive landslide in Maierato, Calabria, Italy on February 15, 2010. The footage was shot on February 16, 2010.