http://nccproduction.com/wiki/ 2026-06-05T14:32:38-04:00 http://nccproduction.com/wiki/ http://nccproduction.com/wiki/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-09-11T23:51:13-04:00 http://nccproduction.com/wiki/scientific_epo_ts._12_1:11815._bibcode:2025nats_..1211815p?rev=1757649073&do=diff external page In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock throughout which there was significant displacement because of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the motion of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such because the megathrust faults of subduction zones or transform faults. Energy launch associated with speedy motion on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes. Faults may…