Definition of fault plane in English:

fault plane

noun

Geology

单词	fault plane
释义	Definition of fault plane in English: fault plane noun Geology The flat surface of rock along which a geological fault occurs. one block rests above the fault plane, the other below it Example sentencesExamples Upward migration of heated hydrothermal fluids along fault planes may have been aided by seismic pumping. The size of an earthquake is not only a function of the amount of displacement but also the area of the fault plane that ruptures. The earthquake resulted from horizontal displacement of the ground across a nearly vertical fault plane. The point on the fault plane where the earthquake rupture is initiated is called the focus or hypocentre. Fractures are narrow, linear features that are marked by near-vertical fault planes.
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