Landslides occur in different sizes regardless of their type. Is there any generally accepted criterion (range) by which landslides can be classified according to their sizes. For example, small, medium, large and extremely large.
Landslides/Slope failures have usually been classified by the authors based on shape/type/material involved etc. for where what matters is the type and mechanics. Size connotation is not very clear and is often considered as terrain specific or at the max while comparing one terrain with that of another or one geo-environmental setup with that of another. In recent few years several outcomes have been published but where there is a clear lack of field inputs and practically less to actual suggestions with a view to reduce risk to life and property and in case of later, wherever given, are mostly of general ones as compared to point specific. A distribution pattern in a setup is entirely different thing and can though put some light on the nature and occurrence of landslides in a setup, it lacks the actual mechanism and behaviour of failure and, therefore, relatively less emphasis on formulation of suggestions that would be of more significance. Size connotation would be more of terrain specific if one intends to plan to classify the failures based on actual size or dimension, in general.