Electronic Supplement to
Liquefaction Induced during the 2010–2011 Canterbury, New Zealand, Earthquake Sequence and Lessons Learned for the Study of Paleoliquefaction Features

by Martitia P. Tuttle, Pilar Villamor, Peter Almond, Sarah Bastin, Monica Giona Bucci, Robert Langdridge, Kate Clark, and Caroline M. Hardwick

Table S1. Surface Effects of Liquefaction during 2010–2011 Earthquakes at Hardwick Site

Map Number and Location UTM Zone* M East M South Events Feature Type and Number Sediment Vented Feature Thickness (cm) Feature Width (cm) Feature Length (cm)
2. L2 0621070
5163291
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
20–30
25
100–250
100–200
100–600
200–300
3. L3 0621111
5163232
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
15–25
23–38
50–100
25–100
100–300
50–300
4. L4 0621150
5163192
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
25
NM
200–400
NM
>800
NM
5. L5 0621263
5163184
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G silt and sand
20–30
100–350
100–800
6. L6 0621177
5163152
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
13 June 2011
Fissures and blows; 10+ G sand and silt
G sand and silt
G sand and silt
30 100–200
50–100
50–90
200–800
100–200
100–180
7. L7 0621089
5163205
4 September 2010 Blow; 1 T sand NM NM NM
8. L8 0621105
5163290
22 February 2011 and aftershock Blows; 3 G,T sand and silt 20–30 100–150 100–150
9. L9 0621170
5163218
22 February 2011
13 June 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G sand and silt
G silt
25
3
100–200
30
100–500
30–100
10. L10 0621195
5163343
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures, blows, and blisters G silt
G silt
1–5 10–50 20–100
11. L11 0621138
5163164
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 3+ Sand
G sand and silt
NM
28–30
NM
100–200
NM
200–800
12. L12 0621107
5163169
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Sand blow; 5+ Sand blow; 5+ Sand
G,T sand and silt
NM
25–30
NM
50–100
NM
100–800
13. L13 0621115
5163138
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
NM
28–30
NM
100–200
NM
100–300
14. L14 0621133
5163088
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures; 3 Fissures; 3 G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
NM
40+
NM
100–200
NM
400–800
15. L15 0621068
5163132
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
25
25
50–150
50–150
100–800
100–800
16. L16 0621296
5163214
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Blow; 1 G,T sand and silt NM NM NM
17. L17 0621209
5163356
4 September 2010 Fissures, blows, and blisters; 5+ G sand and silt 15–28 100–200
200
100–400
500
18. L18 0621171
5163320
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures, blows, and blisters; 3+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
NM
NM
NM
50–100
NM
100–300
19. L19 0621143
5163106
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 3+ G,T sand and silt
G,T sand and silt
20–30
20–30
200–500
200–500
500–1000
500–1000
21. L21 0621285
5163323
4 September 2010
22 February 2011
Fissures and blows; 5+ G sand and silt
Similar
15–25
Similar
150–250
Similar
500–800
Similar
22. L22 0621334
5163408
4 September 2010 Blisters and blows; 8+ G sand 20 200 500

G, gray; T, tan; NA, not applicable; NM, not measured.

*UTM Zone 59G for all sites.

Sand blow thicknesses measured.

Sand blow width and length estimated.

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