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Past earthquakes triggered large rockslides in the Eastern Alps 16.02.2021 Geologists from the University of Innsbruck shed new light on a long-lasting debate about the trigger mechanism of large rockslides. Lake mud in two Alpine lakes in Tyrol reveal that rare strong earthquakes are the final cause of multiple, prehistoric rockslides in the Eastern Alps. The study has now been published in the Journal Nature Communications. Image: In the 8 m long sediment cores the geologists found different types of earthquake traces. The picture shows the Plansee in Reutte, Tyrol. (Credit: Jasper ...

Date Time Unique record: 220,000 years of earthquake history A 457-metre long “data treasure” in the shape of a drilling core from the Dead Sea provides a unique insight into past earthquake history. These findings are essential for improving seismic hazard assessment. Yin Lu is an expert in the field of paleoseismology and has recently joined the Sedimentary Geology research group at the Department of Geology. Earthquakes are among the most devastating natural disasters on our planet. Especially large earthquakes with a magnitude above 7 are very dangerous. In order to understand the dyn...

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