Earthquake Glossary - sand boil
sand boil
A sand boil is sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth.
(Photo by John Tinsley, U.S. Geological Survey)
A sand boil is sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth.
(Photo by John Tinsley, U.S. Geological Survey)
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