surface subsidence
Sign in to saveAlso known as land subsidence, geological subsidence, geophysical subsidence, subsidence, lithospheric subsidence
thumb|300px|Subsided house, called The Crooked House, the result of 19th-century mining subsidence in [[Staffordshire, England]] thumb|A625 road#Mam Tor road|Mam Tor road destroyed by subsidence and shear, near Castleton, [[Derbyshire]]
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- Causes
- Groundwater-related subsidence
- Dissolution of limestone
- Mining
- Extraction of petroleum and natural gas
- Earthquake
- Faulting induced
- Isostatic subsidence
- Seasonal effects
- Weight of buildings
- Impacts
- Increase of flooding potential
- Sinking cities
- Earth fissures
- Infrastructure damage
- Field measurement
- Prediction
- Instances worldwide
- See also
- References
thumb|300px|Subsided house, called The Crooked House, the result of 19th-century mining subsidence in [[Staffordshire, England]] thumb|A625 road#Mam Tor road|Mam Tor road destroyed by subsidence and shear, near Castleton, [[Derbyshire]]
Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, which distinguishes it from slope movement.