Concept information
Preferred term
faulting
Definition
- Faulting occurs when Earth's crust ruptures as a consequence of accumulated stress; it is the most common cause of earthquakes. Along with folds, faults are the most obvious results of deformation within the crust and constitute the field of structural geology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Faulting]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/faulting
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