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In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.
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This list covers all faults and fault-systems that are...
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A fault is a fracture, or break, in the Earth's crust...
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Fault (computing), also called a trap or an exception, a...
- List of fault zones - Wikipedia
A fault is a fracture, or break, in the Earth's crust (lithosphere). Some faults are active. Here, sections of rock move past each other. This sometimes makes earthquakes. Faulting occurs when shear stress on a rock overcomes the forces which hold it together. The fracture itself is called a fault plane.
Fault (computing), also called a trap or an exception, a type of interrupt in software or operating systems. Fault (technology), an abnormal condition or defect that may lead to a failure. Electrical fault, an abnormal current.
This list covers all faults and fault-systems that are either geologically important [clarification needed] or connected to prominent seismic activity. [ clarification needed ] It is not intended to list every notable fault, but only major fault zones.
Fault NameLength [km]LocationSense Of MovementAedipsos-Kandili Fault60North Euboean Gulf, GreeceNormal4000Kamchatka, Russia to Gulf of AlaskaSubduction zone600South Island, New ZealandDextral strike-slip (Transform)2000Tibetan Plateau / Tarim BasinSinistral strike-slipAug 28, 2024 · Fault, in geology, a planar or gently curved fracture in the rocks of Earth’s crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause relative displacement of the rocks on the opposite sides of the fracture. They range in length from a few centimeters to many hundreds of kilometers.
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In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.
A fault is a fracture, or break, in the Earth's crust (lithosphere). Some faults are active. Here, sections of rock move past each other. This sometimes makes earthquakes.
