2010 Mount Meager landslide
The 2010 Mount Meager landslide was a large catastrophic debris avalanche that occurred in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on August 6 at 3:27 a.m. PDT (UTC-7). More than 45,000,000 m3 (1.6×109 cu ft) of debris slid down Mount Meager, temporarily blocking Meager Creek and destroying local bridges, roads and equipment. It was one of the largest landslides in Canadian history and one of over 20 landslides to have occurred from the Mount Meager massif in the last 10,000 years.
The 2010 Mount Meager landslide in 2014 | |
| Date | August 6, 2010 |
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| Time | 3:27 a.m. PDT |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°37′22″N 123°30′03″W |
| Type | Rockslide/debris flow |
| Cause | Slope failure |
| Deaths | None |
| Non-fatal injuries | None |
| Property damage | C$10 million |
Although voluminous, there were no fatalities caused by the event due in part to its remote and uninhabited location. The landslide was large enough to send seismic waves more than 2,000 km (1,200 mi) away into the neighbouring U.S. states of Alaska and Washington and beyond. Multiple factors led to the slide: Mount Meager's weak slopes have left it in a constant state of instability.