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Some examples of threats that earthquakes cause are landslides, avalanches, fires,soilliquefaction, tsunamis, and floods.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sand volcanoes and cracks as long as 24 m formed, and as it ruptured,soilliquefactionand landslides occurred.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These methods result in the densification of soil and enable buildings to withstandsoilliquefaction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another earthquake struck which caused the clinic to sink due tosoilliquefaction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Damage to structures is worsened bysoilliquefactionwhich causes the loss of foundation support and contributes to dramatic settlement of large buildings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the earthquake hit, the shaking was amplified on the former marshland, andsoilliquefactionoccurred.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soilliquefactionmay cause rigid structures, like buildings and bridges, to tilt or sink into the liquefied deposits.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This phenomenon is one of the causes of inverse grading which can be observed in many situations includingsoilliquefactionduring earthquakes or mudslides.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If earthquake causedsoilliquefactionon a large scale, the city would have been taken downward below the sea level.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Urayasu, with major areas of reclaimed land, had as much as 85% of the utility infrastructure, roads, buildings, and houses damaged or affected to some degree bysoilliquefaction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Recent earthquake research has shown that this fill may be prone tosoilliquefactionduring an earthquake, which could allow the buoyant hollow tube to break loose from its anchorages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The study also highlighted the dangers ofsoilliquefactionof the alluvial sediments underlying the city, and the likelihood of significant damage to water, sewer and power supply services.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The identification of the areas potentially affected by earthquake-induced landslides and bysoilliquefaction can be made by geological survey and by analysis of historical documents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One positive aspect ofsoilliquefactionis the tendency for the effects of earthquake shaking to be significantly damped (reduced) for the remainder of the earthquake.
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