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Research article
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21 May 2021
Research article |
| 21 May 2021
| 21 May 2021
Earthquake-induced debris flows at Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico
Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
now at: Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Padova, Italy
Lucia Capra
Centro de Geociencias, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, Querétaro, México
Gianluca Norini
Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
Norma Dávila
Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Querétaro, México
Dolors Ferrés
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
Víctor Hugo Márquez-Ramírez
Centro de Geociencias, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, Querétaro, México
Eduard Pico
Centro de Geociencias, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, Querétaro, México
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- Evidence of destructive debris flows at (pre-) Hispanic Cayambe settlements, Ecuador F. Vasconez et al.
- Multi-hazard considerations for seismic fragility assessment of different era-designed highway bridges under earthquake-induced flow-type landslides N. Aijaz & J. Ghosh
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- Landslide processes related to recurrent explosive eruptions in the Southern Andes of Chile (39° S) D. Vásquez-Antipán et al.
- Evaluation of road network resilience under a volcanic debris flow disaster at Changbaishan Mountain based on inundation simulations Q. Hu et al.
- Study of the 2012 lahar on Iztaccíhuatl Volcano (Central Mexico) based on geomorphology, botanical evidence and 2D modeling J. Figueroa-García et al.
- Recent debris-flow activity on the 1913 Tsivlos landslide body (Northern Peloponnese; Greece) R. Tichavský et al.
- Volcanic debris avalanche deposits of the Central Andes: geomorphological features and internal characteristics. I. Rodríguez et al.
- A new two-layer two-phase depth-integrated SPH model implementing dewatering: Application to debris flows M. Pastor et al.
- Spatial patterns of shallow landslides induced by the 19 September 2017 Puebla-Morelos earthquake, Mexico J. Salinas-Jasso et al.
- How volcanic stratigraphy constrains headscarp collapse scenarios: the Samperre cliff case study (Martinique island, Lesser Antilles) M. Peruzzetto et al.
- Numerical simulation of long-distance debris flows (lahars) on glacier-clad volcanoes: the case of Cotopaxi, Ecuador F. Vasconez et al.
- Two-Phase Two-Layer Depth-Integrated SPH-FD Model: Application to Lahars and Debris Flows S. Tayyebi et al.
- Mapping Co-seismic Landslide Susceptibility: An Overview of Current and Emerging Methods K. Gupta et al.
- Indications of transtensional strike slip fault in the Mount Anak Krakatau based on earthquake focal mechanism data R. Mahbub et al.
- Evidence of destructive debris flows at (pre-) Hispanic Cayambe settlements, Ecuador F. Vasconez et al.
- Multi-hazard considerations for seismic fragility assessment of different era-designed highway bridges under earthquake-induced flow-type landslides N. Aijaz & J. Ghosh
- Magmatic and gravity-driven deformation dynamics at Popocatépetl inferred from InSAR and GPS data C. García-Sandoval et al.
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Short summary
The Puebla–Morelos earthquake (19 September 2017) was the most damaging event in central Mexico since 1985. The seismic shaking produced hundreds of shallow landslides on the slopes of Popocatépetl Volcano. The larger landslides transformed into large debris flows that travelled for kilometers. We describe this exceptional mass wasting cascade and its predisposing factors, which have important implications for both the evolution of the volcanic edifice and hazard assessment.
The Puebla–Morelos earthquake (19 September 2017) was the most damaging event in central Mexico...
