Major ancient faults like that can remain as weak zones in the Earth’s crust and then focus ongoing tectonic strain,” noted ...

However, the fact that the Denali Fault came to be at the same time as two others, and it happened due to a phenomenon known as inverted metamorphism—where rocks formed under high temperatures ...

A geologist studying the Atlas Mountains explains how the 6.8 magnitude earthquake resulted from a geological phenomenon called a 'reverse fault.' ...