Saidmareh Landslide

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The world's largest landslide of Iran "Seimare"(The Saidmareh Landslide)
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Landslides and debris flow are the most prevailed events in western Iran. The largest one is Seimareh landslide. occurred in prehistoric time as the largest in the eastern hemisphere.
About 30 km3 of material detached from the north flank of Kabirkuh anticline left a scarp of about 16km long and 5km wide. It seems that an earthquake that based on carbon-dating method occurred 10370±120 years BP must be the main triggering factor. The large angular bloke with the diameter of about 60m that has traveled on the low angle of slopes of the plain (<20°) to the distance of about 15km suggests a complex mechanism of motion in this landslide.
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