Earthquakes drive focused denudation along a tectonically active mountain front

Earthquakes cause widespread landslides that can increase erosional fluxes observed over years to decades. However, the impact of earthquakes on denudation over the longer timescales relevant to orogenic evolution remains elusive. Here we assess erosion associated with earthquake-triggered landslides in the Longmen Shan range at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. We use the Mw7.9 2008 Wenchuan and Mw6.6 2013 Lushan earthquakes to...