tectonic fault
Earth's fractured seam
A tectonic fault is a fracture in Earth's crust where rock masses have shifted relative to each other.
Faults occur where tectonic plates meet or where stress builds within plates.
Movement along faults—sudden or gradual—causes earthquakes.
Major examples include the San Andreas Fault in California and the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey.
The village sits directly on a tectonic fault.
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- seismic activityUnderground geological movement
- fractureSplit in hard material
- plateFlat dish for food
- plate boundaryWhere Earth's sections meet
seismic · rift · slip · tremor · crust · rupture · shift · geology · continental · subduction · mantle · crack · boundary · shear · stress · earth's crust · movement · epicenter
geological discontinuity vs. continuity
tectonic faultstable platform
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