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What is the law of fault?

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Why is the age of a fault in a rock younger in which it is found?

Given the law of superposition and assuming an undisturbed "pancake" stratigraphy each successive layer is younger than the the underlying one. Therefore, the fault is the 'youngest' feature in the system because the rocks need to form first in order for a fault to truncate them.


What is the name of the fault line in california?

A Airport Lake Fault Zone Alamo Thrust Arrastre Canyon Narrows Fault Arroyo Parida Fault Arrowhead Fault Ash Hill Fault Avawatz Mountains Fault B Bailey Fault Baker Fault Banning Fault Baseline Fault Bicycle Lake Fault Big Mountain Fault Big Pine Fault Bitter Springs Fault Blackwater Fault Blake Ranch Fault Blue Cut Fault Bowen Ranch Fault Brawley Fault Zone Brawley Seismic Zone Breckenridge Fault Broadwell Lake Fault Brown Mountain Fault Buck Ridge Fault Buena Vista Fault Bullion Fault Burnt Mountain Fault Back to top C Cabrillo Fault Cady Fault Calico Fault Camp Rock Fault Casa Loma Fault Cerro Prieto Fault Chatsworth Fault Chino Fault Clamshell-Sawpit Canyon Fault Clark Fault Clearwater Fault Cleghorn Fault Cleghorn Lake Fault Copper Mountain Fault Coronado Bank Fault Zone Coyote Creek Fault Coyote Lake Fault Crafton Hills Fault Zone Cucamonga Fault Zone D Death Valley Fault Zone Devil's Gulch Fault Dry Creek Thrust Duarte Fault Back to top E Eagle Rock Fault Earthquake Valley Fault El Modeno Fault Elmore Ranch Fault Zone El Paso Fault Elsinore Fault Zone Emerson Fault Etiwanda Avenue Fault Eureka Peak Fault Evey Canyon Fault F Frazier Mountain Thrust Furnace Creek Fault Zone G Galway Lake Fault Garlic Spring Fault Garlock Fault Zone Garnet Hill Fault Gillis Canyon Fault Glen Helen Fault Glen Ivy North Fault Glen Ivy South Fault Goldstone Fault Granite Mountains Fault Zone Grass Valley Fault Gravel Hills Fault Back to top H Harper Fault Zone Harper Lake Fault Helendale Fault Hidalgo Fault Hidden Springs Fault Hollywood Fault Holser Fault Homestead Valley Fault Hosgri Fault Zone Hot Springs Fault (San Jacinto area) Hot Springs Fault (Salton Sea area) Hunter Mountain Fault I Icehouse Canyon Fault Imperial Fault Independence Fault J Javon Canyon Fault Johnson Valley Fault Back to top K Kern Front Fault Kern Gorge Fault Kickapoo Fault Kramer Hills Fault L Laguna Salada Fault Landers Fault La Panza Fault Lavic Lake Fault La Vista Fault Leach Lake Fault Lenwood Fault Leuhman Fault Lion Canyon Fault Little Lake Fault Zone Little Pine Fault Llano Fault Lockhart Fault Lone Pine Fault Long Canyon Fault Los Alamitos Fault Los Alamos Fault Los Osos Fault Zone Ludlow Fault Lytle Creek Fault Back to top M Malibu Coast Fault Manix Fault Mesa - Rincon Creek Fault Mesquite Lake Fault Mill Creek Fault Mint Canyon Fault Mirage Valley Fault Zone Mission Creek Fault Mission Hills Fault Morales Fault Morongo Valley Fault Mt. General Fault Mt. Poso Fault Mule Spring Fault N Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone Newport-Inglewood - Rose Canyon Fault Zone North Branch San Andreas Fault North Frontal Fault Zone (of San Bernardino Mountains) North Lockhart Fault Northridge Hills Fault Northridge Thrust O Oak Ridge Fault Oak View Fault Ocotillo Ridge Fold Old Woman Springs Fault Ord Mountains Fault Owens Valley Fault Zone Owl Lake Fault Ozena Fault Back to top P Palos Verdes Fault Zone Panamint Valley Fault Zone Pelona Fault Peralta Hills Fault Pico Thrust Pine Mountain Fault Pinto Mountain Fault Pipes Canyon Fault Pisgah Fault Pitas Point Fault Pleito Thrust Point Loma Fault Poso Creek Fault Premier Fault R Raymond (or Raymond Hill) Fault Red Hill Fault Red Hills Fault Red Mountain Fault Redondo Canyon Fault Red Pass Lake Fault Rico Fault Rinconada Fault Rodman Fault Rose Canyon Fault Zone Back to top S Salton Creek Fault San Andreas Fault Zone San Antonio Fault San Bernardino Fault San Cayetano Fault San Clemente Fault San Diego Trough Fault Zone San Fernando Fault San Gabriel Fault San Gorgonio Mountain Fault San Gorgonio Pass Fault Zone San Jacinto Fault Zone San Jose Fault San Juan Fault San Rafael Fault Santa Ana Fault (Ojai area) Santa Ana Fault (San Bernardino area) Santa Cruz Island Fault Santa Cruz-Santa Catalina Ridge Fault Zone Santa Monica Fault Santa Rosa Fault Santa Rosa Island Fault Santa Susana Fault Zone Santa Ynez Fault Sierra Juarez Fault Zone Sierra Madre Fault Zone Sierra Nevada Fault Zone Silver Reef Fault Silverwood Lake Fault Simi Fault Sky Hi Ranch Fault Slide Canyon (or Slide Peak) Fault Soda Mountain Fault Soledad Fault South Branch San Andreas Fault South Bristol Mountains Fault South Cuyama Fault South Lockhart Fault South San Antonio Fault Spring Fault Springs Fault Stoddard Canyon Fault Superstition Hills Fault Superstition Mountain Fault Back to top T Tank Canyon Fault Tiefort Mountain Fault Zone Towne Pass Fault Tunnel Ridge Fault V Vasquez Creek Fault Ventura Fault Verdugo Fault Villanova Fault Vincent Thrust W Waterman Canyon Fault West Calico Fault Wheeler Ridge Fault Whittier Fault White Wolf Fault Wienert Fault Wildomar Fault Willard Fault Wilson Canyon Fault Wilson Creek Fault Y Yuha Wells Fault 247 as of November 2010


Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?

The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.


What is a fault record?

fault records gives complete information about a fault,i. fault current magnitude,type of fault,fault phase details,etc.with time stamping.


Is San Andreas fault a reverse fault?

no, the san Andreas fault is a strike-slip or lateral fault

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What has the author Jonathan L Alpert written?

Jonathan L. Alpert has written: 'Florida motor vehicle no-fault law' -- subject(s): Insurance, No-fault automobile, Law and legislation 'Products liability' -- subject(s): Products liability 'Motor vehicle no-fault law' -- subject(s): Insurance, No-fault automobile, Law and legislation 'Florida workers' compensation law' -- subject(s): Law and legislation, Workers' compensation


Does Texas have a No-Fault insurance policy?

According to http://accident-law.freeadvice.com/auto/fault-no-fault-car-accidents.htm, Texas is one of the states which has some form of no-fault law.


Who is at fault in Mass if car hit kid on bike?

It will depend. Was the kid on the bike violating the law? If so, and the driver wasn't breaking any law it would be the kids fault. If the kid on the bike had the right of way, then it would be the drivers fault.


Who is at fault Ohio accident law?

Whoever causes the accident.


What is a divorce no fault law in Colorado?

what is an annulment in Colorado


Do you need insurance when you're in a car accident but not at fault?

check your state law,but if you dont have ins.you maybe found at fault. if you don't have insurance, its your fault ither way


By law if a gang comes to your home to harm you and you fight in the street who is at fault?

its self defense its theyre fault if they attacked you, handle your business


What does the no fault law require?

It depends on the context definition of "no fault". No-fault divorce does not need legal grounds; it only requires the petitioner's desire to no longer be married, for whatever reason, or for no reason.


The no fault law requires what?

It depends on the context definition of "no fault". No-fault divorce does not need legal grounds; it only requires the petitioner's desire to no longer be married, for whatever reason, or for no reason.


If you jaywalk and you get hit badly whose fault is it?

If you jaywalk and get hit badly, you will be considered at fault. This is because you were breaking the law and acting in an unsafe manner.


If you are uninsured can you still sue the insurance of the insured that was at fault?

No according to the law (which may be different from state to state) The uninsured motorist is always at fault


No driver's license but involved in an accident that wasn't your fault?

Not really sure actually. In the eye of the law the accident will most likely be considered your fault.