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    • Car swallowed by liquefaction in 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
    Rights: Geoff Trotter Published 21 July 2007 Size: 61 KB Referencing Hub media

    During liquefaction following the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011, the ground opened up under this moving car in Phillipstown. The driver got out, but the car stayed stuck.

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      Liquefaction

      Liquefaction is a process that temporarily turns firm ground into a liquid. During the Canterbury earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011, liquefaction caused silt and fine sand to boil ...

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