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Surface Faulting

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027350

Surface faulting is displacement that reaches the earth's surface during slip along a fault. Commonly occurs with shallow earthquakes, those with an epicenter less than 20 km. Surface faulting also may accompany aseismic creep or natural or man-induced subsidence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027350
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glosary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027350",
  "term": "Surface Faulting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Surface faulting is displacement that reaches the earth's surface during slip along a fault. Commonly occurs with shallow earthquakes, those with an epicenter less than 20 km. Surface faulting also may accompany aseismic creep or natural or man-induced subsidence.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glosary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/surface-faulting/"
}

Record 27,350 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.