Earth fissures and localized differential subsidence
Open-File Report
79-951
This report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for conformity with Geological Survey standards and nomenclature.
By: Thomas L. Holzer and Earl Haig Pampeyan
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Abstract
Long tension cracks caused by declines of ground-water level at four sites in Arizona, California, and Nevada occur at points of maximum, convex-upward curvature in subsidence profiles based on relevelings of closely-spaced bench marks aligned perpendicular to the cracks. We conclude the cracks are caused by horizontal strains associated with the differential subsidence.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Earth fissures and localized differential subsidence |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-951 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79951 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona;California;Idaho;Nevada;Utah |
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