Fault Scarp

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.^[1] Earthquakes can result from slippage along fault scarps.

References

↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=fault%20scarp

[1] ttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=fault%20scarp

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