## 5 Discussion
A typical example for the later events is the case of the \"Ianos\" Mediterranean cyclone (medicane) in mid-September 2020, which affected several areas in Greece and especially Lefkada, Cephalonia, Ithaki and Zakynthos Islands, causing flooding, mudflows and debris flows with severe impacts on networks and infrastructure of Cephalonia (Assos area in the Erissos peninsula, and Myrtos and Ayia Efimia areas at the western and eastern ends of the Pylaros valley, respectively; [149; 150]). * The eastern margins of Thinia valley, where the Kontogourata-Agonas oblique slip reverse fault occurs, is also among the most earthquake-triggered landslide-susceptible zones in Cephalonia. This fault places the northwestern part of Aenos Mt on the northeastern part of Paliki peninsula and is responsible for the rugged morphology, dense discontinuities and the decreased cohesion in the area. Along this susceptible zone, landslides were induced by the 1953 and 2014 earthquakes. * The high steep mountain slopes in the western, eastern and southern parts of Aenos Mt fault block are characterized by high to critically high susceptibility, strongly related  
Figure 12: Pie charts showing the number and percentages of landslides triggered in Cephalonia Island by earthquakes from 1636 to 2014. The majority has been generated by the 1953 earthquake sequence. to the eponymous fault zone, which bounds the mountain to its south and west. As a result of the presence and activity of the zone, extensive outcrops of scree and talus cones as well as fragmented limestone of the Paxi unit participated in the geological setting and led to the generation of landslides during the 1636, 1912 and August 1953 earthquakes. In particular, the slope failures of 1953 had considerable impact on settlements in the area, which were founded on the above-mentioned formations, resulting in their partial destruction and human losses. * Another zone susceptible to ETL is the western coastal part of the Paliki peninsula. This coastal zone has been formed and evolves under the influence of the offshore Cephalonia strike-slip fault and many smaller onshore faults. Their combined action results in the creation of extensive fault scarps and steep slopes, the majority of which are almost vertical and composed by highly fractured, brecciated and almost powdered carbonate formations. * An important contribution to the susceptibility of Cephalonia to landslides from earthquakes is also made by certain large inactive structures and in particular the thrust of the Ionian unit over the Paxi unit. However, the formations occurring at the front of the thrust appear particularly deformed, a fact that increases the susceptibility of both the overlying Ionian unit and the underlying Paxi unit to failure. Characteristic of this zone is the occurrence of landslides in the wider area of Sami during the 1953 earthquake sequence, with impact on adjacent settlements and parts of the road network. * The southern part of the Paliki peninsula is locally characterized by high susceptibility, mainly along slopes, which are made up of not very compact mineral deposits. Typical cases of landslides have occurred along slopes in the southern and eastern coastal areas near the town of Lixouri. Concerning the ETL distribution in the fault blocks of Cephalonia, the most affected in terms of ETL is the fault block of Aenos Mt and the eastern Cephalonia followed by Paliki, Erisos and Argostoli peninsulas.