Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam

Projects

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Machu Picchu

GFZ Potsdam and Partners

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2011, September 01 to 2012, September 30

• 15 EarthData recorders
• 15 MARK L-4C-3D Seismometers

Machu Picchu Project

Landslide risk evaluation of the Machu Picchu World Heritage (Peru) based on microseismicity, surface deformation, structural and mineralogical investigations

Processes triggering landslides at the Machu Picchu world heritage site in Peru will be investigated based on microseismic monitoring and global positioning system (GPS) measurements in combination with structural geological and mineralogical observations. Our principal objectives are to monitor microseismic activity and surface deformation at a very local scale at and around the Machu Picchu citadel and relate the findings to results from fault mapping and mineralogical investigations of samples to define and analyze the mechanical and structural processes responsible for triggering catastrophic landslides in the area. The outcome of this study is expected to contribute to an improved understanding of the physical processes responsible for landslide triggering.




GFZ Potsdam
Prof. Dr. M. Bohnhoff
Phone: +49 331 288 1327
email: bohnhoff(at)gfz-potsdam.de