"Liquefaction is seen seeping out of the ground after a 5.8-magnitude quake struck 16 miles north of Christchurch, New Zealand, Dec. 23, 2011."
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liquefaction picture and article:
3 big quakes rattle Christchurch, New Zealand @
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57347540/3-big-quakes-rattle-christchurch-new-zealand/From article:
". . . . most buildings had been evacuated 'as an emergency measure.'
The area has recorded more than 7,000 earthquakes since a magnitude-
7.0 quake rocked the city on
Sept. 4, 2010. . . .
Rock falls had occurred in one area and there was liquefaction — when an earthquake forces underground water up through loose soil — in several places. . . ."
