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An active fault is a geological fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period.
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What is the most active fault line in California?
san Andreas fault
What fault lines are in the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is an area that has several Earthquakes and volcanoes. The fault line is the San Andreas Fault which is very active and popular.
What is active and inactive faults?
Active faults can generate earthquakes and represent sources of seismic energy. Inactive faults can no longer generate earthquakes but did so in the past. +++ They can, but really the earthquake is the effect of the movement on the fault, so not the defining mechanism. ' An active fault is one still moving (albeit usually in small, irregular steps over millions of years); an inactive fault is stable. If a new phase of tectonic stresses arrive, an inactive fault can be 're-activated', in many cases with the movement in the opposite direction. A fault is a fracture with displacement, and that movement is of the rock on one side of the fault-plane across the other.
Is the new Madrid fault zone active?
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Where do a lot of earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur on active fault lines such as the San Andreas fault in California. Most fault lines are under water but some come above water, such as the San Andreas fault in San Francisco and the fault line in Iceland. The San Andreas fault caused the great fire in San Francisco.
What is fault elevation?
Elevation can impact how active an earthquake fault is. Studies have shown that the higher in altitude a fault line is, the more active the fault line is.
What is active fault?
An active fault is a geological fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period.
The active boundary between a plate is what?
It is called a fault
What active fault zone generate earthquakes?
The San Andreas Fault
What is the most active fault line in California?
san Andreas fault
Where are earthquakes common?
On active fault lines...
Why can a lack of earthquakes in a area near an active fault cause corcern?
Scientists also look for areas where earthquakes have not occurred along an otherwise active fault.
What are active faults and inactive?
Most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch. An inactive fault is one that hasn't moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
Are there any active fault lines in the US?
Yes, the San Andreas fault, in America. This caused the San Francisco earthquake in 1906.
What is an inactive fault?
According to the book Natural Hazards, most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has not moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
What is inactive fault?
According to the book Natural Hazards, most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has not moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
Which new zealand city is build near four active fault lines?
The city of Wellington in New Zealand is build near four active fault lines. The city is also the capital of New Zealand.
