fault zone

noun

, Geology.

1. a network of interconnected fractures representing the surficial expression of a fault.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fault zone¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The trio of earthquakes occurred near mapped traces of the Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault zone.

From Los Angeles Times

"People have been trying to measure these frictional properties, like whether the fault zone has unstable friction or stable friction and then, based on laboratory measurements of that, they try to predict if are you going to have an earthquake there or not," Tsai said.

From Science Daily

The study showed that blocks colliding inside a fault zone as an earthquake happens contributes significantly to the generation of high-frequency vibrations and sparked the notion that maybe geometrical complexity beneath the surface was also playing a role in where and why earthquakes happen.

From Science Daily

The earthquake struck at 1:46 p.m. and occurred near mapped traces of the Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault zone.

From Los Angeles Times

She said that this paper adds more data points to inform the time scales over which the fault zone permeability changes can take place, possibly influencing the observed slow slip event cycles.

From Science Daily