LANDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY THE 2015 GORKHA, NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

Scientific understandings of the distribution of coseismic landslides, followed by emergency and medium- and long-term risk assessment, can reduce landslide risk. The aim of this study is to propose an improved three-stage spatial prediction strategy and develop corresponding hazard assessment software called Mat.LShazard V1.0, which provides a new application tool for coseismic landslide disaster prevention and mitigation in different stages.

This study presents a nation-scale active fault geodatabase for China and its adjacent regions along with the database’s web-based query system. It is an updated version of China Active Faults Database and integrates the latest 20-year region-scale active fault survey data (1:250 000–1:50 000). Its latest and previous versions have been widely used and verified in projects of government, research institutions, and companies.