Vertical displacement

In tectonics, vertical displacement is the shifting of land in a vertical direction, resulting in a long term change in elevation. Two types of vertical displacement are uplift, an increase in elevation, and subsidence, a decrease in elevation. Vertical displacement may result from tectonic activity, sinking due to an increased load or isostatic rebound due to load removal. In faulting the vertical displacement along the fault trace is referred to as the throw of the fault.