There are plenty of mind-blowing natural phenomena in the world,

and even the ground beneath our feet is subject to change.

From man-eating voids to bouncy soil, prepare to be amazed by these places where the Earth acts in some seriously strange ways.

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On March 11, 2011, a devastating natural disaster known as the great Tohoku earthquake struck

northeastern Japan causing widespread damage

and triggering a series of massive tsunamis which decimated coastal areas.

The earthquake is still considered one of the most powerful seismic strikes ever recorded.

But the residents of Tokyo Bay in the southern Kanto region also experienced

another bizarre phenomenon. People at the Shoppers Plaza in the Urajo-Soo suburb watched as sections

of the courtyard began to rise and heave as if some sleeping gun had been awoken beneath the earth. The pavement buckled and dark liquid

began spewing from huge cracks as the slushy mud mixture covered the courtyard in minutes, while manholes

were pushed out of the ground, water pipes burst and utility poles threatened to topple. This bizarre occurrence is scientifically known as liquefaction,

which occurs when intense vibrations cause soil particles below the ground to lose contact with each other,

transforming the once solid ground into a liquefied state.

As Tokyo Bay had been built on reclaimed land from the Pacific

Sea since the 17th century, soil dredged from the bottom of the bay was loosened and liquefied

easily during the seismic activity. As the surface shifted and sank, water and slush rose

spreading the slurry for miles and wreaking havoc on nearby areas.

Next up, workers on a construction site could hardly believe their eyes when they arrived at a job to find the soil beneath their feet behaving like an inflatable bounce house.

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