Trace of liquefaction found in ruins in Oita

Trace of liquefaction found in ruins in Oita

OITA, Japan - A man points to traces of soil liquefaction (white part) in the city of Oita, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014, believed to have caused by a big earthquake between the 16th and 18th centuries. The traces were discovered during an excavation of a dwelling site in the remains from the age of provincial wars in the late 15th to 16th centuries. (Kyodo)

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