List of landslides


This list of landslides is a list of notable landslides and mudflows divided into sections by date and type. This list is very incomplete as there is no central catalogue for landslides, although some for individual countries/areas do exist. Volumes of landslides are recorded in the scientific literature using cubic kilometres for the largest and millions of cubic metres for most events.

Prehistoric landslides

Note: km3 = cubic kilometre
DatePlaceNameLat.Long.VolumeCommentsSources
48 MaHeart Mountain, Wyoming, USHeart Mountain slide~2000 km3Mostly eroded now
21–22 MaSouthwest Utah, USMarkagunt gravity slide37.7N112.83W~1700–2000 km3
~6.1 MaEast Traverse Mountains, Utah, USEast Traverse Mountains mega landslide40.48N111.85W~50–100 km3The landslide comprises the entirety of East Traverse Mountain
Sometime between 19,000 and 10,000 BCELake Tahoe, California and Nevada, United States12.5 km3The landslide occurred along the western shore of the lake, forming McKinney Bay and generating megatsunamis in the lake of about in height.
ca. 15,000 BCESan Bernardino Mountains, California, United StatesBlackhawk slide0.52 km3A cube of rock on a side slid down the slope of a steep canyon, then exited the canyon and traveled for across a flat valley at a speed of up to.
11,000 BCENew ZealandGreen Lake landslide27 km3newly mobile Alpine Gardens landslide same zone
Late PleistoceneBritish ColumbiaCheekye Fan~0.15 km3Collapse of the western flank of Mount Garibaldi
≈ 10,000 BCESaidmarreh, IranSaidmarreh landslide33N47.65E20 km3
8,000 BCESwitzerlandFlims Rockslide9 km3
~2800 BCEZion Canyon, Utah, US0.286 km3Landslide created the currently level floor of Zion Canyon inside Zion National Park.
~1920 BCEJishi Gorge, Qinghai Province, China0.040–0.080 km3Landslide dammed the Yellow River, breach of dam may have caused the Great Flood of Gun-Yu
≈ 200 BCENorth Island, New Zealand2.2 km3Dammed Lake Waikaremoana

Submarine landslides

Note: MCM = million cubic metres; km3 = cubic kilometre
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCommentsSources
1.4 Maoff northern Molokai, HawaiiWailau Slide2,500 km3The northern third of East Molokai Volcano collapsed suddenly into the Pacific Ocean in a wide landslide with a run-out that climbed uphill from the Hawaiian Deep over the last. It generated a tsunami that was tall locally and which reached California and Mexico.
Between 1.5 and 0.5 Maoff northeastern Oahu, HawaiiNu'uanu Slide7,500 km3The eastern half of the Koʻolau Volcano collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving behind its remnant western rim on Oahu as the Koʻolau Range The landslide had a run-out of more than, climbing about over the last and leaving a massive debris field north of Oahu and Molokai covering. The largest piece of debris, the Tuscaloosa Seamount, measures and rises above the seafloor.
Less than 2.6 Maoff South AfricaAgulhas Slide20,000 km3The largest so far described
ca. 170,000 BPoff North Island, New ZealandRuatoria debris avalanche3,000 km3
ca. 8,000 BPNorwegian SeaStoregga Slide64.871.33,500 km3Triggered a large tsunami that swept over the Shetland and Orkney Islands
13 Mar 1888Ritter Island, Netherlands East Indies4 to 5 km3During a volcanic eruption, a significant portion of the island slid into the sea, generating tsunamis of up to in height that struck nearby islands and traveled as far south as New Guinea, where they were high. The waves killed around 3,000 people.
18 Nov 1929Grand Banks of Newfoundland1929 Grand Banks earthquake44.54−56.01200 km3Broke 12 submarine communications cables. The tsunami was tall, had a run-up of, and killed 28 people on the Burin Peninsula.
17 Jul 1998North of New Guinea1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake4 km3The landslide in the Pacific Ocean followed an M 7.0 earthquake by a few minutes and generated tsunamis with heights of that struck the north coast of Papua New Guinea, killing 2,100 to 2,700 people, injuring 1,000, and leaving 10,000 homeless.
22 Dec 2018Anak Krakatau, Indonesia2018 Sunda Strait tsunami150 MCMAbout of the southwest flank of the island slid into the Sunda Strait during a volcanic eruption, reducing the height of the volcano from. The resulting tsunami struck the coasts of Java and Sumatra with a height ranging from to, leaving 426 dead, 25 missing, and 14,059 injured.

Pre-20th-century historic landslides

Note: km3 = cubic kilometre; MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
563Lake Geneva, Switzerland and FranceTauredunum event46.356.86manyDestroyed villages and struck Geneva town.
25 Nov 1248Mont Granier, France45.465.931000+Destroyed five villages.
1425 - 1450North Bonneville, Washington, USBridge of the Gods 45.66-121.9414 km3Possibly linked to the 1458 Cascadia Earthquake
About 1560Ozette, Washington, USOzette Indian Village Archeological Site48.17-124.73Partially buried the village at Ozette
8 Jan 1731Storfjorden, NorwayPossibly 6 MCM17Fell from the mountain Skafjell into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda, generating megatsunamis of up to in height. The first landslide in Norway to be reported and documented in historic time.
22 Feb 1756Langfjorden, Norway12 to 15 MCM32Slid down the slope of the mountain Tjellafjellet into the Langfjorden, generating three megatsunamis in the Langfjorden and the Eresfjorden with heights of. The largest landslide in Norway in historic time.
1 Jun 1786Kangding-Luding area, Sichuan, southwestern China1786 Kangding-Luding earthquakeA M 7.75 earthquake triggered a large landslide that created a high landslide dam in the Dadu River. The dam failed catastrophically on 10 June, the resulting flood extending downstream and killing 100,000 people.
2 Sep 1806Canton of Schwyz, SwitzerlandGoldau Rockslide47.058.5540 MCM457Destroyed four villages and caused a tsunami in Lake Lauerz
24 Dec 1839Lyme Regis, DorsetThe UndercliffOne of a series of slumps
1855–1856British ColumbiaCollapse of The Barrier30 MCM
1881Qiaojia County, Yunnan, ChinaShigaodi Landslide530 MCMFormed dam on Jinsha River
11 Sep 1881Elm, Switzerland7.6 MCM114–115A mountainside weakened by quarrying and two months of heavy rains slid into the village, where it buried 83 structures, then across the valley the village stood in and up the opposite slope.
19 Sep 1889Cap Diamant, QuebecQuébec rockslide46.485−71.21>40

20th-century landslides

1901–1950

Note: km3 = cubic kilometre; MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
29 Apr 1903Turtle Mountain, Alberta, CanadaFrank Slide49.59−114.3930 MCM70 to 90About 110 million tonnes of limestone rock slid down Turtle Mountain, reaching the opposing hills in 100 seconds and burying the eastern edge of Frank, a mining town then in the North-West Territories. The deadliest and one of the largest landslides in Canadian history.
15 Jan 1905Lovatnet, Norway0.35 MCM61Slid down the slope of the mountain Ramnefjellet into the lake Lovatnet, generating a megatsunami with a height of up to.
18 Feb 1911Usoy, TajikistanUsoi Dam2 km354Triggered by M 7.4 earthquake. The rockslide dammed the Murgab River, impounding -long Lake Sarez, which presently still exists.
1914Neuquén and Mendoza, ArgentinaRio Barrancas & Rio Colorado debris flow2 MCM190–300Two small towns were devastated, and numerous ranches and farms destroyed along a valley. Length of flow:
19 May 1919Kelud, East Java, IndonesiaKelut Lahars5110Lahars caused 5,110 deaths, and destroyed or damaged 104 villages. Length.
16 Dec 1920Haiyuan County, Ningxia, China1920 Haiyuan earthquake>100,000Loess flows and landslides over an area of. Failures in loess caused extreme fissuring, landslide dams, and buried villages.
1920Veracruz, MexicoRio Huitzilapan debris flowsest. 600–870Debris flows destroyed village of Barranca Grande, and were deep. Debris flows extended >. Triggered by M~6.5 earthquake.
1921Almaty, KazakhstanAlma-Ata Debris Flows~500A debris flow in the Valley of Alma-Atinka River destroyed the town of Alma-Ata.
26 Mar 1924Amalfi Coast, Italy~100A series of major landslides after 18 hours of heavy rain
23 Jun 1925Gros Ventre Wilderness, WyomingGros Ventre landslide43.62110.5538 MCM6 Blocked the Gros Ventre River, forming a dam
9 Mar 1929Arthur's Pass, South IslandThe Falling Mountain landslide−42.89171.6866 MCMVery rapid rock avalanche triggered by the 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
25 Aug 1933Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, China1933 Diexi earthquake150 MCM~3100The largest landslide formed a landslide dam on the Min River. This landslide killed all but one of the 577 people in the town of Deixi. The dam then overtopped, causing a flood and 2,500 deaths.
7 Apr 1934Tafjorden, Norway2 to 3 MCM40Slid about down the slope of the mountain Langhamaren into the Tafjorden, generating a megatsunami that reached a height of between.
13 Sep 1936Lovatnet, Norway1 MCM74Slid down the slope of the mountain Ramnefjellet into the lake Lovatnet, generating a megatsunami with a height of more than.
5 Jul 1938Kwansai, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan~1000Many landslides occurred on the slopes of Mount Rokko, 130,000 homes damaged or destroyed by landslides and floods.
13 Dec 1941Huaraz, Ancash, PeruHuaraz debris flow>10 MCM4,000–6,000Caused by rupture of a moraine dam impounding a lake, temporarily dammed the Santa River, after 2 days that failed and the flood swept down the valley to the coast.
16 Aug 1945Mantaro Valley, PeruKuntur Sinqa rockslide5.5 MCMnone from landslideThe rockslide formed a dam at Rio Mantaro, which failed after 73 days, causing a flood.
19 Dec 1945Alcalá del Júcar, Albacete, Spain16Worst rockfall to hit the municipality in the 20th century
18 Sep 1948Assam, IndiaGuwahati landslide~500Triggered by heavy rain
10 Jul 1949Gharm Oblast, TajikistanKhait landslide, Yasman valley flowslide39.1770.9075 MCM
245 MCM
~800
~4,000
Triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake, largest of several landslides

1951–1975

Note: km3 = cubic kilometre; MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
1953Wakayama Prefecture, JapanArida River landslides1,046Multiple slides due to typhoon. Many landslide dams were formed and subsequently failed in the Arid-Kawa valley.
1953Minamiyamashiro, Sōraku District, Kyoto, JapanMinamiyamashiro landslides336 dead or missing5,122 homes were destroyed or badly damaged by landslides and floods.
12 Jul 1954Media Luna, ColombiaSanta Elena landslide>100Mudflow triggered by heavy rain
26 Oct 1954Salerno, Amalfi Coast≈ 300 of rain fell in 16 hours, causing soil slides & debris flows
1958Shizuoka Prefecture, JapanKanogawa landslides1,09419,754 homes were destroyed or badly damaged.
9 Jul 1958Lituya Bay, Alaska, United States1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami30 MCM2Caused by M 7.5 earthquake, the landslide caused a megatsunami with a run-up of in Lituya Bay.
17 Aug 1959Madison Canyon, southwestern Montana, United States1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake38 MCM28–36Caused by M 7.2 to 7.5 earthquake. Dammed the Madison River, creating Quake Lake.
22 May 1960Riñihue Lake, ChileRiñihuazo−39.84−72.29≈ 40 MCMA series of landslides triggered by the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, blocked outflow of Riñihue Lake, causing it to rise more than, actions taken to lower the water level prevented repeat of a disastrous flood after the great 1575 earthquake.
10 Jan 1962Ranrahirca, Peru1962 Nevado Huascarán debris avalanche−9.12−77.613 MCM4,000 – 5,000An avalanche of ice and rock triggered by collapse of part of a hanging glacier
9 Oct 1963Longarone, ItalyVajont landslide46.2712.33270 MCM≈ 2,000Landslide caused by heavy rains and drawdown of the Vajont Dam reservoir. Casualties and damage caused by tsunami generated by landslide into reservoir.
27 Mar 1964Seward, Alaska, United States1964 Alaska earthquake211 MCM at Seward, 9.6 MCM at Turnagain Heights106 from tsunami caused by Seward landslideM 9.2 earthquake caused submarine landslide at Seward, and large landslides in Anchorage. One large landslide traveled for across the nearly level surface of Sherman Glacier
9 Jan 1965British ColumbiaHope Slide49.40121.2648 MCM4Triggered by a small earthquake
28 Mar 1965El Cobre, ChileEl Cobre landslide>200Shaking from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caused failure of two tailings dams at the El Soldado copper mine, the resulting flow destroyed the town of El Cobre.
1965Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan, ChinaPufu Landslide450 MCMCreated a dam on the Pufuguo Stream, which later failed
21 Oct 1966Aberfan, WalesAberfan disaster51.693.35144Collapse of an unstable colliery spoil-tip built over a series of springs, was triggered by heavy rain, killing nearly half the children at the village school.
18 Feb 1967Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro−22.97−43.20110Worst single event in a series of landslides caused by very heavy rain in the area around Rio de Janeiro in the summers of 1966 and 1967. A high-velocity debris avalanche struck three buildings, two of them apartment buildings. The preceding rainfall fell at up to per hour.
18 Mar 1967Caraguatatuba, Brazil−23.85−46.637.6 MCM120Followed heavy rain, in 24 hours.
9 Jul 1967Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan34.25132.57159Heavy rain from Typhoon Billie caused flooding and many landslides, destroying 352 buildings and damaging 551 roads
18 Aug 1968Hida River, Gero, Japan35.45137.05740 MCM 104Triggered by a rainstorm, this debris flow swept two buses off the road, where they were stopped because of an earlier landslide
3–5 Oct 1968Darjeeling, India'thousands'Floods caused by rainfall of, triggered many landslides, a highway was cut in 92 places
19–20 Aug 1969Nelson County, Virginia, United States150 Remnants of Hurricane Camille dropped at least of rain in about 8 hours, triggering numerous debris flows
31 May 1970Yungay, Peru1970 Nevado Huascarán debris avalanche−9.12−77.650–100 MCM>22,000Triggered by the 1970 Ancash earthquake, the mass travelled at an average velocity of about and buried Yungay
18 Mar 1971Chungar, PeruChungar avalanche and tsunami−11.12−76.530.1 MCM400–600A rock avalanche from a limestone outcrop fell into Yanawayin Lake causing a wave that devastated a mining camp
4 May 1971Saint-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, CanadaSaint-Jean-Vianney landslide48.47−71.226.9 MCM31This slide occurred in quick clay following heavy rain, destroying 41 homes
18 Jun 1972Hong Kong1972 Hong Kong landslides156A series of major landslides in which several apartment complexes and houses were wiped out
6 Jul 1972Amakusa, JapanAmakusa disaster115Multiple slope failures caused by heavy rainfall
12–13 Jul 1972Obara, Shikoku, JapanObara landslides64 of rain in 5 hours triggered many landslides
Apr 1974Junín Region, PeruMayunmarca Landslide1.0 to 1.6 km3450Rockslide dammed Río Mantaro. Slide velocity estimated at.
22 Jul 1975Mount Meager massif, British Columbia, CanadaDevastation Glacier landslide0.013 km34Triggered by the collapse of a glacially debuttressed slope, descended Devastation Creek.

1976–2000

Note: MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
30 Nov 1977Tuve, Gothenburg, SwedenTuve landslide57.7511.943–4 MCM9The most severe landslide in the modern history of Sweden, triggered by heavy rain
29 Apr 1978Rissa, NorwayRissa landslide63.559.945–6 MCM1Quick clay flowed suddenly into Botn lake, causing a small tsunami on the opposite shore
8 Aug 1979Abbotsford, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand1979 Abbotsford landslip−45.897170.4355 MCM0Heavy rain triggered a landslide on an unstable slope, made worse by sand quarrying at the base of the slope, destroying 69 houses
18 May 1980Mount St. Helens, Washington, United States1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens46.200278−122.1866672.9 km357The largest landslide in recorded history. Unplugged the volcanic vent, triggering the eruption. Deaths were from both the landslide and the eruption.
1982Santa Cruz Mountains, California, United States30A series of mud and debris flows occurred over a wide area.
Apr 1983Thistle, Utah, United StatesThistle, Utah landslide40.00-111.50~15 MCM0Costliest landslide in United States history; damage estimated at $200–400 million. Landslide formed lake over deep before draining.
5 Oct 1985Portugués Urbano district, Ponce, Puerto RicoMameyes landslide129120 houses destroyed, greatest death toll in North American history from a single landslide.
13 Nov 1985Armero, Tolima Department, ColombiaArmero tragedy−5.03−74.8823,000A minor eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano caused melting of its ice cap. This released a series of lahars, volcanic mudflows, that traveled at speeds of up to down the slopes of the volcano. These lahars swiftly moved into valleys, merging to form larger flows, one of which destroyed the town of Armero.
28 Jul 1987Valtellina, Lombardy, Italian AlpsVal Pola landslide34 MCM29Triggered by rapid erosion at the base of a mountain slope, created a wave that travelled upstream.
3–5 Jun 1993Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United KingdomHolbeck Hall Hotel landslide~0.5 MCM0Classic rotational failure along sea cliffs, resulting court case set important precedent in English law
21 Oct 1993Pantai Remis, Perak, MalaysiaPantai Remis landslide0Slope failure of an open pit tin mine near the sea resulted in forming a new cove measuring approximately.
4 Mar 1995La Conchita, California, United StatesLa Conchita Landslide of 19951.3 MCM0
30 Jul 1997Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia1997 Thredbo landslide18A leaking water pipe caused a slope failure that destroyed a ski lodge
1998–1999Kelso, Washington, United StatesAldercrest-Banyon Landslide0Slow-moving landslide which resulted in the condemnation of 137 houses, and $40 million in damage.
14–16 Dec 1999Vargas, VenezuelaVargas tragedy30,000Caused by a heavy storm that deposited of rain in a few days
12 Jul 2000Mumbai, India2000 Mumbai landslide19.0972.9078Caused by land erosion following heavy rains and flooding

21st-century landslides

2001–2010

Note: m3 = cubic metre; MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
9 Nov 2001Amboori, Kerala, India40Supposedly worst landslide in Kerala state's history.
26 Mar 2004Mount Bawakaraeng, South Sulawesi, Indonesia200–300 MCM32Landslide caused by collapse of caldera wall
10 Jan 2005La Conchita, California, United States2005 La Conchita landslide200,000 m310Remobilization of colluvium from 1995 slide into a debris flow.
17 Feb 2006Southern Leyte, Philippines2006 Southern Leyte mudslide15 MCM1,126Rock-debris avalanche triggered by ten-day period of heavy rain
3 Jun 2007Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia0A landslide of mud, snow, rock, and trees long, wide, and deep buried two-thirds of the valley, creating a thermal lake and burying or inundating many geysers, thermal pools, and waterfalls.
11 Jun 2007Chittagong, Bangladesh2007 Chittagong mudslides123Series of landslides caused by illegal hillside cutting and monsoon rains
24 July 2007Mount Steele, Yukon Territory, CanadaMount Steele108 MCM0A wide section of ice and rock fell from the north face of Mount Steele onto Steele Glacier. Reaching, it traveled. One of the largest recorded landslides in western Canada.
6 Sep 2008Cairo, Egypt2008 Cairo landslide119Rockfall from cliffs, individual boulders up to 70 tonnes
9 Aug 2009Siaolin Village, Kaohsiung, TaiwanSiaolin mudslide30–45 MCM439–600Resulted from Typhoon Morakot.
4 Jan 2010Attabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanHunza Valley landslide30 MCM20Formed Attabad Lake by damming Hunza River, blocked Karakoram Highway
20 Feb 2010Madeira Island, Portugal2010 Madeira floods and mudslides42
1 Mar 2010Bududa District, Uganda2010 Ugandan landslide100–300
10 May 2010Saint-Jude, Quebec4
23 May 2010Jiang Zhidong Jiangxi, China2010 Jiangxi derailment0The landslide was caused by previous days of heavy rain and flooding in the region.
6 Aug 2010Mount Meager, British Columbia, CanadaMeager landslide48.5 MCM0Comparable in volume to the 1965 Hope Slide
8 Aug 2010Gansu, China2010 Gansu mudslide1,287

2011–present

Note: MCM = million cubic metres
DatePlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
8 Oct 2011Iron County, Utah, United States37.63°N112.94°W3.1 MCM0Covered of Utah State Route 14.
10 Apr 2013Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesBingham Canyon Mine landslide40.523°N112.151°W55 MCM0Possibly the largest historic, non-volcanic, terrestrial landslide in North America.
16 Jun 2013Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India2013 North India floods5,700
13 Dec 2013Rockville, Utah, United States2Single boulder weighing several hundred tons crushed a two-storey home with residents inside.
16 Feb 2014Mount La Perouse, Alaska, United States58.542°N137.01°W0A landslide traveled, depositing a layer of debris up to deep.
22 Mar 2014Oso, Washington, United States2014 Oso mudslide48.283°N121.847°W10 MCM 4349 structures destroyed or affected
2 May 2014Argo District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan2014 Badakhshan mudslides350–500 reported4,000 people displaced
25 May 2014Mesa County, Colorado, United States2014 West Salt Creek landslide39°10′07″N107°50′54″W3
30 Jul 2014Malin, Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, India2014 Malin landslide19°9′40″N73°41′18″E136100+ missing
2 Aug 2014Sunkoshi, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal2014 Sunkoshi blockage5.5 MCM156+
20 Aug 2014Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan2014 Hiroshima landslides74Deadliest landslides in Japan in 42 years
29 Oct 2014Badulla District, Sri Lanka2014 Badulla landslide16+192 missing and presumed dead
13 Dec 2014Jemblung village, Java, Indonesia2014 Indonesia landslide9323 missing
23 Apr 2015Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan2015 Badakhshan landslides52
28 Apr 2015Salvador, Bahia, Brazil2015 Bahia landslide14
18 May 2015Salgar, Antioquia Department Colombia2015 Colombian landslide83 dead; 30+ missing
11 Aug 2015Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska, U.S.040 million metric tons of rock fell onto the surface of Turner Glacier.
1 Oct 2015El Cambray Dos, Guatemala Department, Guatemala2015 Guatemala landslide280 dead; 70 missing
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11 Oct 2015Mount Steele, Yukon Territory, Canada20 MCM045 million metric tons of rock, snow, and ice, slid down the mountainside and across the surface of Steele Glacier.
17 Oct 2015Taan Fiord, Icy Bay, Alaska, United StatesIcy Bay 76 MCM0Mountainside weakened by glacial retreat collapsed, dumping of debris onto foot of Tyndall Glacier and into Taan Fiord, generating a megatsunami with a run-up of.

13 Nov 2015Lidong Village, Zhejiang, China38
21 Nov 2015Hpakant, Myanmar2015 Hpakant jade mine disaster113 dead; more than 100 missingA man-made heap of waste soil mined out of a nearby jade mine collapsed, burying about 70 huts in a nearby village.
28 Jun 2016Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, U.S.62.0 to 77.8 MCM0A mountainside collapsed, dropping of rock and debris onto Lamplugh Glacier above the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet, leaving a long debris field on the glacier.
2 Apr 2017Mocoa, Colombia2017 Mocoa landslide1°9′00″N76°38′51″W329+70 missing, third-deadliest weather-related disaster in Colombian history.
12 Jun 2017Rangamati, Chittagong and Bandarban, Bangladesh2017 Bangladesh landslides22°38′00″N92°12′00″E152Worst landslides in Bangladesh's history.
24 Jun 2017Xinmo village, Mao County, Sichuan Province, southwestern China2017 Xinmo landslide32º4'N103º39'WDepletion volume: 4.26 MCM
Accumulation volume: 13.25 MCM
10 dead; 73 missingProbably triggered by the failure of a rock mass previously weakened by the Mw 7.3 Diexi earthquake in 1933 and weathered, after a rainy season.
14 Aug 2017Freetown, Sierra Leone2017 Sierra Leone mudslides8°29′N13°14′W1,141+Triggered by a particularly wet rainy season
9 Jan 2018California, United States2018 South California landslides34°03′N118°15′W20Occurred several months after a series of major wildfires devastated nearby areas, causing deforestation and increasing the risk of a landslide.
22 Apr 2019Hpakant, Myanmar50–57 deadMudslide at jade mine buried victims under of debris.
28 Jul 2019Hpakant, Myanmar14 dead; 4 missingLandslide at jade mine triggered by heavy rain.
9 Aug 2019Mottama, Paung Township, Myanmar70 deadTriggered by torrential rain. Destroyed 27 houses in the Thae Phyu Kone village tract of Mottama.
5 Dec 2019Nyempundu, Gikomero and Rukombe, Cibitoke province, northwestern Burundi2019 Burundi landslide2.8103° S29.1856° E26-38+ dead, ~10 missingTriggered by unseasonably heavy rains across East Africa due to the Indian Ocean being warmer than usual, partly as result of cyclical weather phenomenons and warming oceans.
2 July 2020Hpakant area in Myanmar2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster113+ deadTriggered by heavy rain, killing jade stone collectors.

Ongoing landslides

Note: MCM = million cubic metres
DatesPlaceName/articleLat.Long.VolumeCasualtiesCommentsSources
1950-nowSiguas Valley and Vitor valley, Peru12 landslides of 20-80 MCMDestroying critical international highway and river valleys below. Irrigation of arid plateaus, expansion of farmland definitive cause of long-term moving slides.
Rediscovered 1983Åkerneset, Norway18-54 MCMCa. wide in 1983, a -long crack in the slope of the mountain Åkerneset is widening per year. Moving slab of rock is at elevation of and is thick. Eventual catastrophic collapse into Sunnylvsfjorden could generate megatsunamis of in height.
Monitored since 2010Troms og Finnmark, Norway69.137° N20.103° E1.3-70 MCMThe Váráš rock slope deformation in the valley Signaldalen in northern Norway is thick and moving at up to per year.