Alta landslide

The Alta landslide occurred on June 3, 2020 in the locality of Kråkneset, Talvik, in the municipality of Alta in northern Norway. The landslide developed on a marine clay substrate that had originally formed in the early Holocene epoch when the area was under sea level.[1] This substrate is thought to have turned into quick clay leading to landslide.[1]

Geography of Alta Landslide
Coordinates70°01′50″N 23°04′14″E
TerrainCoastal
Natural HazardsLandslide

The landslide was filmed by a resident. There were no casualties, but several homes and cabins were lost, and a dog was rescued from the sea.[2][3][4]

Residents had alerted the authorities about a small landslide five days before the larger event happened.[5] Three days after the initial landslide, a second landslide destroyed part of the coastal highway.[6]

See also

References
  1. Setså, Ronny (June 8, 2020). "En viktig påminnelse". geoforskning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Rostad, Ida Louise (2020-06-04). "Her ruller huset over kanten: Se ødeleggelsene etter jordskredet". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. "Åtte bygninger feid på sjøen i jordskred i Alta" [Eight buildings swept into the sea by landslides in Alta]. NRK (in Norwegian). June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. Rostad, Ida Louise (2020-06-03). "De var vitne til at hunden ble tatt av skredet - Nå er Raija (1) reddet". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. Dimmen, Sofie Dege (2020-06-04). "Hytteboer varslet NVE, kommunen og politiet om ras fem dager før jordskredet gikk i Alta". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. Andreassen, Erik (2020-06-06). "Nytt ras på Kråknes i Alta tok med seg store deler av veien". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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