The karst surface collapse in Wuhan happened at the intersection between the NE first terrace binary-structured deposits of Yangtze River and carbonate in the core of E-W syncline.

• 武汉市岩溶地面塌陷发生在具二元结构的北东向长江一级阶地与近东西向褶皱构造向斜核部碳酸岩盐地层相交的部位。