## 4 Results and Discussion
### Analysis of the Liquefaction Potential in the City of Chone
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Description (Likelihood of Liquefaction)** & **Class** & **Borehole** & **PL** & **Fs** \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH01 & 0.979 & 0.409 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH02 & 0.987 & 0.365 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH03 & 0.989 & 0.350 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH04 & 0.998 & 0.240 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH05 & 0.998 & 0.236 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH06 & 0.999 & 0.214 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH07 & 0.999 & 0.214 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH08 & 0.979 & 0.408 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH09 & 0.401 & 1.050 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH10 & 0.430 & 1.022 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH11 & 0.487 & 0.971 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH12 & 0.373 & 1.077 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH13 & 0.573 & 0.899 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH14 & 0.547 & 0.921 \\ \hline Very likely & 4 & BH15 & 0.684 & 0.809 \\ \hline Unlikely & 2 & BH16 & 0.236 & 1.246 \\ \hline Unlikely & 2 & BH17 & 0.260 & 1.210 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH18 & 0.435 & 1.017 \\ \hline Very likely & 4 & BH19 & 0.920 & 0.558 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH20 & 0.935 & 0.531 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH21 & 0.964 & 0.462 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH22 & 0.613 & 0.867 \\ \hline Very likely & 4 & BH23 & 0.840 & 0.664 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH24 & 0.641 & 0.844 \\ \hline Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 3 & BH25 & 0.637 & 0.847 \\ \hline Almost certain that it will liquefy & 5 & BH26 & 0.932 & 0.536 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 6: Liquefaction probability calculation according to the class proposed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] [60] in the city of Chone. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline
**Probability of Liquefaction PL** & **Description (Likelihood of Liquefaction)** & **Security Factor Fs** & **Class** \\ \hline
0.989 & Almost certain that it will liquefy & 0.354 & 5 \\ \hline
0.849 & Very likely & 0.654 & 4 \\ \hline
0.530 & Liquefaction/non-liquefaction is equally likely & 0.935 & 3 \\ \hline
0.248 & Unlikely & 1.228 & 2 \\ \hline \(\ast\) & Almost certain that it will not liquefy & \(\ast\) & 1 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} \({}^{\ast}\) No Class 1 soils were observed in the city of Chone.  
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Table 7: Soil liquefaction probability proposed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] [60] for the city of Chone. The values indicated for PL and Fs are the mean values of each class obtained in the present research. Liquefaction Susceptibility Map, with Maximum Estimates of Magnitude Mw and PGA Values for the City of Chone  
A liquefaction susceptibility map was generated for the city of Chone as illustrated in Figure 10, identifying them by zone according to the classes proposed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] as illustrated in Figure 10, contributing to the planning and risk management of the study area. The main earthquakes with magnitude greater than Mw 7.0 are situated in subduction zones located on the coast of Ecuador with a segment of an approximate length of 281 km. Subduction earthquakes, such as the Pedernales earthquake that occurred on 16 April 2016 (Mw 7.8), have a historical reference event due to their similar characteristics to the earthquake that occurred in 1942 in the province of Manabi, which was of about Mw 7.9. Both seismic events caused considerable damage and deaths [63].