Alta landslide

Geography of Alta Landslide
Coordinates	70°01′50″N 23°04′14″E / 70.0305°N 23.0706°ECoordinates: 70°01′50″N 23°04′14″E / 70.0305°N 23.0706°E
Terrain	Coastal
Natural hazards	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]

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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Setså, Ronny (June 8, 2020). "En viktig påminnelse". geoforskning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 15, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Rostad, Ida Louise (2020-06-04). "Her ruller huset over kanten: Se ødeleggelsene etter jordskredet". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
^ "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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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[Geofo-1] Setså, Ronny (June 8, 2020). "En viktig påminnelse". geoforskning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 15, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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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