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Large landslide near Chandigarh-Manali highway, India

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A large piece of a mountain near Chandigarh-Manali highway, India collapsed on December 7, 2015, sending tourist below running for their lives.

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Video credit: Santosh Rana via YouTube

The large landslide was caught on a mobile phone camera, in a 31 second video, as below.

Initially, the landslide was considered to be triggered by a very strong and shallow earthquakeregistered by the USGS as M7.2 at a depth of 28.7 km (17.9 miles), which hit Tajikistan in central Asia on December 7. Tremors have been felt in North India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ounjab and Uttar Pradesh.

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Video credit: India TV

However, later investigations showed the landslide was not caused by the earthquake, after all, and no known trigger has been reported yet.

Featured image: Large landslide near Chandigarh-Manali highway, India, December 7, 2015. Image credit: Santosh Rana via YouTube

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