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    • Two cars partly buried in silt caused by earthquake liquefaction
    Rights: Schwede66, CC Share Alike 3.0 Unported Published 21 July 2007 Size: 4.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    Liquefaction caused widespread damage during the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. In the central city, silt was pushed up and partly buried parked cars.

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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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