SIGNS TO OBSERVE  ANSWER        COMMENTS

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A,B, C or D
Cracks in interior joints areas, windows, and C
doors
Cracks in exterior masonry walls and plaster C
finishing
Windows and doors become harder to close C
properly 
Deep cracks and separation of paved concrete C
walks and drives
Outside walls, walks or stairs being pulling C
away from the building
 Water pipes break C

Tilted trees, posts and signs
Circular patches of wilted plants
Neighbors have had or confirmed possible
sinkhole or landslide activity
 Observation of an actual cavity beginning to
open
Land movements and small landslides
D If they are weak, they may fail,
causing landslides and sinking,
generally due to heavy surface
rain. A slide on the slope or cliff
leads to a collapse of significant
volumes of rock and soil. A
sinkhole is a collapse into an
opening of a hole in the ground.
D Circular patches of wilting
vegetation or water gathering in
small ponds where it never
gathered before can also hint
that the ground is failing.
B
A
A

Water appearing at base of slope or in C

depression in the ground
Sediments/minerals in water B

Tension cracks form in slope A

Bulging at the base/toe of a slope A