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.

Days after a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar in late March 2025, killing more than 3,700 people, footage of dark-colored liquid bubbling from the ground was misrepresented by social media users and ...

Liquefaction only needs a few seconds to develop, but its effects are long-lasting. Sandy soils, silt, and gravel get separated with groundwater from a large earthquake, resulting in large ground ...

Liquefaction phenomena have been confirmed in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. An on-site survey found that Uchinada Town in Ishikawa Prefecture suffered large-scale damage, including ground ...

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.

Liquefied soil caused numerous buildings to collapse in the Indonesian city of Palu after Friday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which has killed more than 1,200 people. Here’s a brief ...