Earth Surface Subsidence in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin Caused by Manmade and Natural Seismic Activity According to ALOS PALSAR Interferometry

This paper presents results of a spaceborne radar interferometry technique application for land subsidence observations in a coal mining area in Kuzbass, Russia. Joint analysis of radar interferometry measurements with simultaneous seismic observations shows that the land subsidence is triggered by seismic events, both natural and caused by human underground activity. Surface displacements are linked typically to the boundaries of block structures and correlate with the location of clusters of seismic events.