Landslide Photo Collections

Searchable USGS Photo and Multimedia Archive with Ordering Information

The January earthquake caused landslides over a 25,000 km2 area, (including parts of Guatemala). The February earthquake caused landslides over a 2,500 km2 area.

  • Head Scarp of the Las Colinas neighborhood Landslide which occurred in the City of Santa Tecla , El Salvador Landslide. Photo by Ed Harp, U.S. Geological Survey.
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  • An aerial view of Las Colinas -- part of the devastated San Salvador suburb of Santa Tecla -- shows the landslide cutting a swath through the city. Phtot by Ed Harp, U.S. Geological Survey.
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  • Destruction of a section of the Pan-American Highway east of Ilopango, El Salvador, by a 500,000-m3 landslide triggered by the January 2001 El Salvador earthquake (M7.6). Photo by E.L. Harp, U.S. Geological Survey.
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