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  • fault trace

    The fault trace is the intersection of a fault with the ground surface; also, the line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault.

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    Fault surface trace of the Hector Mine fault after the October 16, 1999 M7.1 rupture. (Photo by Katherine Kendrick, U.S. Geological Survey)