Abstract
An earthquake of Magnitude 7.0 occurred on the 20th of March, 2005, with its epicenter western part of off Fukuoka Prefecture. Many port facilities in Hakata Port were heavily damaged associated with the liquefaction as well as the strong earthquake motion, especially old facilities constructed in the 1960s. This paper presents the outline of damage and its characteristics in relation to the construction era, soil type, type of quay wall and earthquake motion.
