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What is the location on a fault where rupture and movement begin?
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∙ 11y ago
it is the FAULT
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What is the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a fault?
Earthquake
What is the hypocenter of an earthquake?
It is the point within the Earth's crust where the fault movement or rupture actually occurs.
What is a rupture of geological fault?
Faulting is when rocks deform in a brittle fashion and break, and then movement occurs along these fractures.
When does a fault rupture?
in a ocean
What is the name of the location where a fault rupture starts?
It's the "Fracture Center". The Epicenter is the spot directly above the earth that is the center of the earthquake.
What do you call splits in the earth's crust?
Rupture or fault.
Where is the focus of an earthquake?
The focus (more correctly termed the hypocenter) of an earthquake is the point in the earth where the earthquake rupture or fault movement actually occurred. The point on the surface directly above the hypocenter is known as the epicenter.
How long was the fault and how did scientists find this information out?
Fault rupture about 14km long alone the southern edge of the city.
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along the normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along a normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
Why can earthquakes cause a destruction far from the epicenter?
Because earthquakes rupture sections of a fault, sometimes for hundreds of miles. So it is possible for there to be just as much destruction anywhere along the fault as there is at the epicenter. (the epicenter being at the beginning of the rupture)
When did this particular fault last move and how can scientists tell that fault has not moved for many thousands of years?
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
