The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault
The 2010, magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone, which constitutes a portion of the North American-Caribbean plate boundary.
there are 5 main faults in christchurch and they are called: 1. Greendale fault released 7.1 earthquake in September 2010 2. Port hills fault released 6.3 earthquake in February 2011 (main event) 3. CBD fault released 5.1 earthquake and many aftershocks on Boxing day 2010 4. Port Levy fault released 5.9 and 6.4 in June 2011 5. New Brighton fault released 5.7 and 6.0 in December 2011
Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault i believe
The name given to the point on a fault where the first movement or break occurs during an earthquake is called the hypocenter or focus. This is the point within the Earth's crust where the seismic waves originate and energy is released, causing an earthquake.
The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
a new fault line that was undetected had no name
The 2010, magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone, which constitutes a portion of the North American-Caribbean plate boundary.
The fault that caused the 1995 Kobe earthquake was the Nojima fault.
It's the 125th Street Fault. Not very creative, but hey.
The largest earthquake fault is San Andreas fault.
Another name for the focus of an earthquake is the hypocenter of an earthquake. This is the strongest point in the earthquake, like the eye of the storm.
Earthquakes do not receive names like hurricanes or tropical storms. It would simply be called the Haiti Earthquake of 2010.
there are 5 main faults in christchurch and they are called: 1. Greendale fault released 7.1 earthquake in September 2010 2. Port hills fault released 6.3 earthquake in February 2011 (main event) 3. CBD fault released 5.1 earthquake and many aftershocks on Boxing day 2010 4. Port Levy fault released 5.9 and 6.4 in June 2011 5. New Brighton fault released 5.7 and 6.0 in December 2011
Jade
The Hayward Fault Zone
mid ocean ridge
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate!