NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into ...

The 20 largest earthquakes in recorded history Individual fault lines are usually narrower than their length or depth. Most earthquakes strike less than 50 miles (80 kilometers) below Earth’s ...

And any more fractures in the earth’s crusts — or faults — existed in Victoria than scientists had managed to map. “We’re still in the process of mapping all the fault lines, it’s an ...

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by ... around the table. On the Earth's surface, this movement creates ...