Landslide dam
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A landslide dam is the natural damming of a river by some kind of landslide, such as a debris flow, rock avalanche or volcanic eruption. If the damming landslide is caused by an earthquake, it may als
Usoi Dam, caused by a landslide in 1911. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world
Quake Lake
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Quake Lake is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities. Northwest of West Yel
Landslide dam
…the formation and subsequent failure of a landslide dam on the East Lyn River, sending a wave of water and debris into the town and killing 34 people. Quake Lake, created in Montana in 1959, 58 m (190 ft) high. The Tangjiashan Lake, a dangerous "quake lake", was created as a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake…
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Landslide at Quake Lake United States Geological Survey
Quake Lake from overlook
Memorial for the victims from the 1959 earthquake at the Earthquake Lake Visitor Center