Multistage, progressive slope failure in the Pleistocene pro-deltaic slope of the West Nile Delta (Eastern Mediterranean)

Correlation with MTDs identified downslope in previous studies suggests a date between 117 and 105 ka for this giant slope failure. This was a period of relative sea level fall in the Nile region which may have contributed to increased pore pressure. Slope failure on this scale was probably preconditioned by high sedimentation rates and under-compaction in a mud-rich succession, leading to local increases of pore pressure.