Vocabulaire Preferred term
Surface faulting
Type
Type of entity- sosa:FeatureOfInterest
Belongs to group
Group which the concept belongs to.Description
- Faulting that reaches the Earth’s surface; commonly accompanies moderate and large earthquakes having focal depths less than 20 km. The faulting is almost always coseismic, however it may also accompany aseismic tectonic creep or natural or man-induced subsidence
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.French
URI
https://service.poleterresolide.fr/voc/FOI/c_3170f1b6