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Photos of liquefaction from recent earthquakes in Northern Italy

by mdr on Jun. 05th, 2012

Last month's earthquakes in Northern Italy produced some interesting examples of soil liquefaction, a phenomenon, that occurs often during earthquakes when soil or other uncompacted ground material suddenly loses its strength and structure and begins to act like a liquid.

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