Seismic control of large prehistoric rockslides in the Eastern Alps

Patrick Oswald; Michael Strasser; Christa Hammerl; Jasper Moernaut

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21327-9

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Seismic control of large prehistoric rockslides in the Eastern Alps

Patrick Oswald,
Michael Strasser,
Christa Hammerl,
Jasper Moernaut

Affiliations

Patrick Oswald: University of Innsbruck, Department of Geology
Michael Strasser: University of Innsbruck, Department of Geology
Christa Hammerl: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
Jasper Moernaut: University of Innsbruck, Department of Geology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21327-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The authors here present a multi-lake paleoseismological approach to evaluate the role of earthquakes in causing a spatio-temporal cluster of large, prehistoric rockslides between 3000 and 4200 years ago in the Eastern European Alps and for which the triggering mechanisms are still debated.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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