fault line
noun
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The data revealed that when lake levels were lower during drier periods, fault lines moved faster and magma flux was higher.
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New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
Most often, quake swarms are caused by fluids — typically water — interacting with fault lines, the federal agency said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Earthquakes result from the abrupt release of energy along fault lines, causing the ground to shake as seismic waves radiate away from the earthquake’s epicenter.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
That border is the Missouri River, which divides South Dakota into two halves, like an aquatic fault line has severed the state.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
Most often, quake swarms are caused by fluids — typically water — interacting with fault lines, the federal agency said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Earthquakes result from the abrupt release of energy along fault lines, causing the ground to shake as seismic waves radiate away from the earthquake’s epicenter.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
That border is the Missouri River, which divides South Dakota into two halves, like an aquatic fault line has severed the state.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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