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Re:An underwater landslide knocked out two critical submarin... by lostlogin on Thursday August 17, 2023 @11:22PM (#37171093)
> I've never heard of underwater landslides

They are a huge cause of tsunamis, with the slips often precipitated by earthquakes.

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Re:An underwater landslide knocked out two critical submarin... by kfixjviv on Friday August 18, 2023 @11:21AM (#37176852)
In geology, there's a literature about cable breaks caused by "turbidity currents".

In particular, this 1952 paper by Heezen and Ewing is celebrated https://gwern.net/doc/technology/1952-heezen.pdf

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