Landslides in Sierra Elvira (Granada province). Their probable relation with palaeoearthquakes

Authors

  • Carlos Sanz de Galdeano Exmiembro del IACT (CSIC), Universidad de Granada
  • Rafael Carvajal Urbanización Florida Sur, Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta100353

Keywords:

erosion, landslides, palaeoearthquakes

Abstract

In Sierra Elvira there are coherent limestone mass slides. In addition to the lithology, the structure (a south-vergent anticline and important faults) favored the sliding. The core of the anticline was exposed when the erosion took away its softer envelope. These landslides were probably triggered by important paleoearthquakes accounted in recent times, a hypothesis that is supported by the intense active seismicity existing in the area.

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Published

2024-06-29

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Sanz de Galdeano, C., & Carvajal, R. (2024). Landslides in Sierra Elvira (Granada province). Their probable relation with palaeoearthquakes. GEOGACETA, 75, 67–70. https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta100353

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