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 has told Reuters.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 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

Since we are on the edge of a major geological fault, earthquakes are not at all unusual, and the increase attracted little attention.

From The Flaming Mountain by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)