Soil liquefaction has been observed and documented in earthquake-prone areas such as California, Alaska, Japan, South America, Turkey, and other places around the world.

It refers to soil instability due to water inflows, earthquakes, and other causes. Liquefaction can cause severe damage, or even complete destruction, of buildings and infrastructure.

Soil liquefaction, a destructive phenomenon occurring during earthquakes, has traditionally been associated with undrained conditions near the earthquake epicenter. However, new research conducted ...

For more information about earthquake, liquefaction risk and ground settlement, obtain the California Geological Survey’s “Guidelines for Evaluating and Mitigating Seismic Hazards in ...

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.

Report calls for improved methods to assess earthquake-caused soil liquefaction. Dec 21, 2016. The losses that come after the earthquake: Devastating and costly. Aug 25, 2017.

Rivers of soil swept away entire neighborhoods in Indonesia following a powerful earthquake last week that also generated a tsunami in a disaster that has killed at least 1,407 people.

Christchurch and the Canterbury region in New Zealand were devastated in 2010-2011 by a series of powerful earthquakes. The Christchurch area experienced widespread liquefaction that caused extensive ...

Soil liquefaction accompanies every major earthquake, and the damage is significant. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake in Japan caused liquefaction that damaged 1,000 homes.

In this lesson plan, students explore the effects of liquefaction when a damaging earthquake strikes by building a simple model. Students also discuss different ways to reduce liquefaction hazards.

There are only five crossings on and off Alameda – all of which are in liquefaction zones. After a major earthquake, Alameda could quickly find itself isolated from help and resources.