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Faulting is when rocks deform in a brittle fashion and break, and then movement occurs along these fractures.

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What is the location on a fault where rupture and movement begin?

it is the FAULT


How long was the fault and how did scientists find this information out?

The fault that caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake has an estimated length of about 296 miles (477 km). Scientists determined this information by studying the surface rupture, seismic waves, and geologic features left behind by the earthquake, combined with geological mapping and trenching techniques along the fault trace.


What do you call splits in the earth's crust?

Rupture or fault.


Why did Japan build nuclear reactors on a geological fault?

It is impossible to build ANYTHING in japan that is not on a geological fault. That is how the islands formed.


What is the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a fault?

Earthquake


When does a fault rupture?

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.


What geological feature will form when plates collide?

Fault


What is active fault?

An active fault is a geological fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period.


What is an active fault?

An active fault is a geological fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period.


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


Is the alpine fault a transform fault?

The Alpine Fault is a geological right-lateral strike-slip fault. It forms a transform boundary, so yes.


What is a high rupture capacity fuse?

This is a fuse that has the ability to interrupt a high fault current.