09/02/2023

Structural control of geo-hazard Structural control of geo-hazard

• Storms and earthquakes dislodge rocks, sediment, and soil.
• Fracture • Flooding rivers and strong currents carry these materials
downstream and disperse them offshore.
• Joint
• Unknowns include how and where rock and sediment
• Fault
deform because of this convergence; the amount of
• Fold convergence that accumulates in subduction zone fore arcs
• liquefaction (i.e., between the deep-sea trench and volcanic arc); and
where, how, and why the associated strain becomes
localized or not.
• The hazards produced by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and geomorphic events reflect the long-term operation of
subduction zone processes

Geological hazard in soil mass and rock Geological hazard in soil mass and rock
mass mass

Earthquake hazards landslide hazards

Debris flow hazards Liquefaction hazards