geological fault

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The tunnel did not have an emergency exit and was built through a geological fault, a member of a panel of experts investigating the disaster told Reuters on the condition of anonymity on Friday.

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2023

It involves two reservoirs at different heights in the Great Glen, the geological fault which slices through Scotland between Inverness and Fort William.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

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 Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)