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Creep

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006890

Slow, more or less continuous movement occurring on faults due to ongoing tectonic deformation. Faults that are creeping do not tend to have large earthquakes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006890
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006890",
  "term": "Creep",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Slow, more or less continuous movement occurring on faults due to ongoing tectonic deformation. Faults that are creeping do not tend to have large earthquakes.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/creep/"
}

Record 6,890 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.