fault scarp

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First recorded in 1895–1900

The general character of the fault-scarp changes with the surface features.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
There can be no doubt that a fault-scarp is formed in the first place with great rapidity.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
Several pools are formed along the course of the fault-scarp by the blocking of small streams.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
In the fault-scarp formed in 1894 in Eastern Greece, a similar shift took place, though to what extent is unknown.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison

In several ways, this fault-scarp differs from that formed with the Japanese earthquake of 1891.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison