Report highlights liquefaction in 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake

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Feb 23, 2023

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Earthquakes can trigger liquefaction - water-saturated sediments lose their strength as they are shaken, and act like quicksand. High fluid pressures build up, allowing sliding, and watery sand may spurt up through cracks in the ground.

*Credit: Image from Taftsoglou et al. (2023), "Preliminary mapping of liquefaction phenomena triggered by the February 6…*

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