A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images that captured the devastation caused by the ...

Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading. Liquefaction can cause major damage during an earthquake.

Buildings can be damaged by the shaking itself or by the ground beneath them settling to a different level than it was before the earthquake (subsidence). Buildings can even sink into the ground if ...

Caption Soil liquefaction is a ground response during earthquakes in which the ground turns from solid into a fluid medium similar to quicksand and detrimental to structures. The 2010 Canterbury ...

New Delhi, India's earthquake monitoring agency NCS said ... Myanmar quake: Soil liquefaction caused severe damage, says Indian agency NCS Soil liquefaction when soil loses its characteristics ...

Soil liquefaction happens during a strong earthquake, when the ground starts acting like a liquid instead of solid land. This usually occurs in places with loose, wet soil like sandy areas near ...

The January 1 Noto Peninsula Earthquake caused widespread liquefaction. Houses and roads sustained damage when loosely packed, waterlogged sediments at or near the ground surface lost their strength.