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Risk EstimationDescription oftrigger mechanismsSoil conditionsStrongearthquakeonly realistictriggermechanismMajor slabslide?Sediment volumes notavailableNoYesDeep failuresurfacesSystemfrequencyRemoulded strength lowenough for failed volumeInstability< 4⋅10 -6 to flow away?Shallow failure Frequency Remoulded strength notSmallTsunami-generating? MajorconsequencesP < 10-2consequences10 -5 tsunami < 4 ⋅10 -8surfacelow enough for failedvolume to flow away?10 -5 No failureNo Ormen Lange activity affects stabilitywithin influence area 1⇒ By definition no major consequencesRetrogres-siveslide developsSufficient runout toreach fieldinstallations?P runout < 5 ⋅10 -3Mediumconsequences< 2 ⋅10 -8

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