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this occurs when the saturated (water and soil mix) ground is shaken by the earthquake and overlying buildings on the area start to sink into the saturated soil. liquefraction thus is when the soil moves quite freely releasing any trapped air = less volume underneath building a good example was the earthquake in Japan, Kyoto (1997?)
What else can I help you with?
What kind of earthquake happened in Haiti?
There was a big earthquake in 2010 in Haiti. The earthquake was 7.0
What is a small earthquake called?
earthquake aftershocks
What is an earthquake positions?
well if a earthquake happened the best thing to do is to go as far away as possiable from the earthquake
What was the rate of haiti's earthquake?
A monster 7.0 earthquake
What precautions can be taken out earthquake nowadays?
Precautions can be taken out earthquake nowadays include organizing an earthquake emergency kit.
Where is an earthquake's focus located?
An earthquake's Focus is located directly under the Epicenter of an earthquake. The Epicenterof an earthquake is located on the surface of the earthquake.
Where was there an earthquake today?
Japan had Tsunami and an Earthquake Kansas had an earthquake
When was the Sanriko earthquake?
The 1933 Sanriku earthquake was a major earthquake.
What type of earthquake was the japan earthquake of 2010?
It was a 9.0 level earthquake
Is the haiti earthquake the strongest earthquake ever?
No, the Haiti earthquake in 2010 was not the strongest earthquake ever recorded. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, which had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale.
Was the 1931 hawkes bay earthquake the same as the napier earthquake?
yes the Hawkes bay earthquake is the some as the Napier earthquake
When is the after shock earthquake?
It's a smaller (or sometimes larger) earthquake after the main earthquake
What is techtonic earthquake?
its just earthquake
What is a dormant earthquake?
an inactive earthquake
Compare the Hanshin earthquake and the Chinese earthquake?
The Hanshin earthquake occurred in Japan while the Chinese earthquake obviously occurred in China.
What is a good title for an earthquake?
The earthquake flattened the entire town.There was an earthquake yesterday.It is predicted that an earthquake along the San Andreas fault in the US would be the most devastating in history.
What are earthquake myths?
Earthquake myths are the folktales that people say what they think caused the earthquake.
