geological fault
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Earthquakes are common in the region, which lies on a major geological fault line.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
Major geological fault lines crisscross Iran, which has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent years.
From Reuters ● Jun. 25, 2022
This is because water pressure in the fault zone is important in controlling when a geological fault slips.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2017
A study by the US Geological Survey showed that increased fluid pressure in geological fault zones from disposal wells has increased earthquake vulnerability in a some states.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016
The old shaft turned at nearly right angles where a geological fault had forced the Civil War miners to change directions in order to follow the vein of good ore.
From The Blue Ghost Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
