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GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Natural Disasters
Largest Landslides by Earth Displacement
This list features the worst landslides ever recorded based on the amount of Earth displaced.
RANK | LANDSLIDE | LOCATION | ESTIMATED DISPLACEMENT (m³) | YEAR |
1 | Storegga Slide | North Atlantic Ocean | 3,000,000,000,000 | 8,000 BCE |
2 | Lituya Bay Landslide | Alaska, USA | 80,000,000 | 1958 |
3 | Venezuela Landslide | Vargas, Venezuela | 50,000,000 | 1999 |
4 | Kakuda Landslide | Japan | 50,000,000 | 1983 |
5 | Frank Slide | Alberta, Canada | 30,000,000 | 1903 |
6 | Gómez Grande Landslide | Colombia | 20,000,000 | 2003 |
7 | Huascarán Landslide | Peru | 10,000,000 | 1970 |
8 | Mount St. Helens | Washington, USA | 3,000,000 | 1980 |
9 | Teton Dam Failure | Idaho, USA | 3,000,000 | 1976 |
10 | Khao Luang Landslide | Thailand | 1,000,000 | 2011 |
References
Bungum, H. et al. (2005) ‘Landslide Tsunamis’, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(1). (Accessed 6 July 2025)
Miller, D. J. (1960) ‘The Lituya Bay, Alaska, Landslide’, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 739. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
Gutiérrez, F. et al. (2002) ‘Landslides in Vargas State, Venezuela’, in Landslides: Evaluation and Stabilization. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
Yagi, T. et al. (1983) ‘Landslide Investigation in the Kakuda Area’, Landslide Research Journal. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
E. T. (1997) ‘The Frank Slide of 1903’, Canadian Geographic Journal. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
López-Moreno, J. I. et al. (2005) ‘Landslide Triggering in Colombia’, Journal of Soil and Sediment. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
P. F. (2007) ‘Landslides in Huascarán National Park, Peru’, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
McNutt, S. R. (1990) ‘The Eruption of Mount St. Helens’, Nature. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
Chanchao, C. (2013) ‘Landslide in Khao Luang, Thailand’, Natural Hazards Journal. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
W. J. (1982) ‘The Teton Dam Failure: An Investigation of the Landslide’, U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2203. (Accessed 6 July 2025)
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