USGS: Science Topics: faulting (geologic)

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Faulting (geologic)

Movement of earth materials along fracture surfaces.

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Earthquake information by topic [New Window]: Information on earthquakes by topic including faults, tsunami, seismic waves, and plate tectonics.
Fault and fold database of the United States [New Window]: Online database of faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of significant earthquakes during the last 1.6 million years.
Map and database of Quaternary faults and folds in Colombia and its offshore regions [New Window]: PDF file of map of Quaternary faults and folds in Columbia prepared as part of the World Map of Major Active Faults with locations, ages, and activity rates of major earthquake-related features accompanied by database of description and activity.

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