LATERAL SPREAD LIQUEFACTION (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

LATERAL SPREAD LIQUEFACTION

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Lateral spread liquefaction caused this damage to Vine Road outside of Wasilla, Alaska, during a 7.0 earthquake that struck Anchorage, Alaska, in 2018. The phenomenon can occur when intense shaking during an earthquake causes solid ground to temporarily lose stability.

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U.S. Geological Survey/Rob Witter

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