fault line
noun
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Jones said the quake seems to be associated with the Elsinore fault line.
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Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
While Istanbul was not impacted, the devastation in southern Turkey heightened fears of a similar quake with experts citing the city’s proximity to fault lines.
—Mehmet Guzel, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
All three occurred along the Hayward fault line, which USGS notes is an active fault in the San Francisco Bay region.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Given the city’s geographic proximity to a major fault line, his team had recommended that the government update its building codes to make structures more resilient and improve seismic contingency planning.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
While Istanbul was not impacted, the devastation in southern Turkey heightened fears of a similar quake with experts citing the city’s proximity to fault lines.
—Mehmet Guzel, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
All three occurred along the Hayward fault line, which USGS notes is an active fault in the San Francisco Bay region.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Given the city’s geographic proximity to a major fault line, his team had recommended that the government update its building codes to make structures more resilient and improve seismic contingency planning.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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