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Earthquake
A rupture of a geological fault occurs when there is sudden movement along the fault line, causing the rocks on either side to break and slide relative to each other. This movement releases accumulated stress and can result in an earthquake. The size and impact of the rupture depend on factors like the length of the fault segment and the amount of slippage.
It's the "Fracture Center". The Epicenter is the spot directly above the earth that is the center of the earthquake.
The fault movement that begins deep within the earth at a point is called the focus or hypocenter of an earthquake. This is the point where the energy is first released, leading to the rupture of the fault and the subsequent shaking of the ground.
Rupture or fault.
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
A fault ruptures when the built-up stress along the fault exceeds the strength of the rocks holding it together. This sudden release of energy causes the rocks to break, creating seismic waves that result in an earthquake. The timing of fault rupture is unpredictable and can happen at any time.
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement 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.
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.
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
This is a fuse that has the ability to interrupt a high fault current.