geological fault

Synonyms:

break, fault, faulting, fracture, shift

Examples:

Denali Fault

a major open geological fault in Alaska

San Andreas Fault

a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

Types:

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inclined fault

a geological fault in which one side is above the other

strike-slip fault

a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally

common fault, gravity fault, normal fault

an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall

overthrust fault, reverse fault, thrust fault

a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression

Type of:

cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure

a long narrow opening