The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Liquefaction
April 1, 1998
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake both reconfirmed the vulnerability of areas in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay region to liquefaction and provided an opportunity to test methodologies for predicting liquefaction that have been developed since the mid-1970's. This vulnerability is documented in the chapter edited by O'Rourke and by the investigators in this chapter who describe case histories of liquefaction damage and warn us about the potential for even greater damage from liquefaction if an earthquake similar to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but located closer to their study sites, were to occur.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1998 |
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| Title | The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Liquefaction |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1551B |
| Authors | Thomas Holzer, Jean Chameau, G. Wayne Clough, J.D. Frost, Fernando Reyna, Robert E. Kayen, James Mitchell, Raymond B. Seed, Shin’ya Nishio, Maurice Power, John Egan, Scott Shewbridge, John deBecker, J. Faris, Michael Bennett, Lelio Mejia, John Sims, C. Garvin, Roman Hryciw, Alan Kropp, Matthew Homolka, Wayne Charlie, Donald Doehring, Jeffrey Brislawn, Hassen Hassen, Kyle Rollins, Michael Mchood, Frederick Wentz, William Dupre, John C. Tinsley |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Professional Paper |
| Series Number | 1551 |
| Index ID | pp1551B |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Earthquake Hazards Program; Earthquake Science Center |