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W. Murphy

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Mechanisms of slope failure during strong ground motion in southern Italy - some historical evidence W. Murphy Department of Geology, The University of Portsmouth, The Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth POl SQL, UK ABSTRACT A review of the contemporary and current literature on moderate to large historical earthquakes in southern Italy (Calabria and Sicily) have allowed the mapping of slope failures associated with seismic events. Descriptions from Hamilton, Lyell, Barratta and Cotecchia form the basis of the location of many of these slides. Aerial photography and satellite imagery have assisted in the location of many landslides. The wide range of values of peak horizontal ground acceleration at which landslides have occurred suggests that this parameter, and subsequently distance and magnitude, are poor predictors of the potential of seismic events to produce landslides. Additionally reports of large coseismic movements of groundwater

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