How does earthquake cause landslide?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

Earthquakes cause shaking that causes soil, rocks to slide down a mountain side. The longer the earthquake the more likely there will be large landslides. Volcanoes can also cause landslides when they erupt.

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∙ 10y ago

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Violent shaking from an earthquake can cause soil and rock on slopes to fail and cause a?

landslide

How can an earthquake change the earths surface?

it can rapidly cause a landslide to occur

What was the cause of the Indian ocean tsunmai?

An earthquake caused an undersea landslide. it also can form by an under water earthquake

Can anything other than an earthquake can cause a tsunami?

A landslide. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatsunami

What caused the landslide in Tibet?

earthquake

Violent shaking from an earthquake can cause soil and rock on slopes to move and cause a?

landslide. The shaking reduces the friction between the soil and rock layers, making them more susceptible to sliding downhill. This can result in dangerous and destructive movement of material that can impact lives and infrastructure.

How tsunami are generated?

when there is a earthquake or landslide underwater

What happens after a coastal earthquake?

A landslide is mainly caused

How does a landslide or rockslide happen?

It usually happens after or during an earthquake.

What damage can earthquakestsunamis and landslides cause?

All three: earthquake, tsunami, and landslide, have the potential to cause extensive damage to property and may result in great loss of animal and human life.

An earthquake that causes a landslide under the ocean floor can trigger a?

tsunami

What is a water wave caused by an earthquake volcanic irruption or landslide?

Tsunami

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