Space agency maps quake-triggered landslides in Mindanao (opens original article in a new tab)

A Philippine space agency used satellite imagery to map quake-triggered landslides in Mindanao, identifying 138 hectares of affected areas.

• Satellite images detected 138 hectares of possible landslide areas in Sarangani and Davao Occidental after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake
• Landslide areas were identified by comparing vegetation loss between pre-disaster and post-disaster satellite images
• PhilSA maps show earthquake-induced landslides in five barangays in Glan and six in Jose Abad Santos