Difference between revisions of "Fault Scarp"
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| − | [[Image:Fault_scarp.jpg|thumb|300px|Fault scarp produced by the M7.1 Hector Mine, California earthquake]]The '''fault scarp''' is the feature on the surface of the [[earth]] that looks like a step caused by slip on the fault.<ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=fault%20scarp</ref> | + | [[Image:Fault_scarp.jpg|thumb|300px|Fault scarp produced by the M7.1 Hector Mine, California earthquake]]The '''fault scarp''' is the feature on the surface of the [[earth]] that looks like a step caused by slip on the fault.<ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=fault%20scarp</ref> [[Earthquake]]s can result from slippage along fault scarps. |
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Revision as of 14:40, March 26, 2008
The fault scarp is the feature on the surface of the earth that looks like a step caused by slip on the fault.[1] Earthquakes can result from slippage along fault scarps.