fault zone

noun

, Geology.

1. a network of interconnected fractures representing the surficial expression of a fault.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fault zone¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

GPS receivers installed at fault zones can tell scientists how much the land moves between, during and after earthquakes.

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Before slow-slip events were discovered, scientists would visit fault zones periodically with a GPS unit to measure its position.

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So they started placing “continuously-operating” GPS units at fault zones.

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The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone passes straight through that peninsula, marking where the Caribbean tectonic plate to the south grinds against the small Gonâve tectonic plate to the north.

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Even if a fault zone has recently experienced an earthquake, however, there is no guarantee that all the stress has been relieved.

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