Applying a Method for Assessing Deep-Seated Rapid Landslide Susceptibility in Jember District, East Java Province, Indonesia

Abstract

A deep-seated rapid (catastrophic) landslide is a phenomenon that may cause serious damage due to the large amount of sediment movement, such as the formation of a landslide dam and debris flows. In Japan, a method for estimating deep-seated rapid (catastrophic) landslide susceptibilities for many small catchments (ca. 1 km 2 ) over relatively large areas (ca. hundreds of km 2 ) was proposed in 2008. In the present study, we applied the Japanese method to the northern part of Jember, East Java, Indonesia, where a debris flow disaster occurred due to the collapse of a landslide dam formed by a deep-seated rapid (catastrophic) landslide in 2004. Although there were several limitations related to data availability, we successfully assessed susceptibility to deep-seated rapid landslides.