Basically, if you are situated on deep, fine grained sediments or on land that has been created by filling in an estuary or bay (the Marina situation) you are susceptible to liquefaction.

I once worked at Liquefaction City, the Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, which is situated right on the beach, on sediments that are thousands of feet deep. Seemed like a bad place for a visitor center; I found out that the building is built on deep pilings that presumably will counter the liquefaction. We will find out some day. In any event, our significant museum collections are not kept in the building, but are some distance away in a non-LQ situation.

I believe that in California the earthquake hazard maps display liquefaction zones, so the information is readily available.

I have vivid memories of surfacing after a hard day's scuba diving (work, not recreation), hoping to catch the World Series, and instead watching the Marina District burn...