Which of the following can lead to the slope failure that causes mass movement?

A) Saturation from rainfall
B) Earthquakes
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Oversteepening of the slope
E) Saturation, oversteepening of slopes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions


E

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