USGS PCMSC

The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989—Liquefaction
Soil Liquefaction in the East Bay During the Earthquake

Figure 8

Photo of sand boils beneath elevated road.

Sand boils beneath elevated West Grand Avenue distribution structure adjacent to Interstate Highway 80 east of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Toll Plaza.

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