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Here we explain how Port Royal - "the most wicked and sinful city in the world", cars, roads, and huge buildings can sink into the ground during during earthquakes or blasting.
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Van in sink hole
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Liquefied road
Japanese apartment complex tipped over
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Car stuck in ground
Mark Lincoln:
References:
Link, M.C. February 1960. Exploring the Drowned City of Port Royal. National Geographic 117(2): 151-183.
University of Washington Soil Liquefaction
University of Edinburgh Liquefaction
Burton, S. & Scobie, G.
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