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 ...

Shreedharan, assistant professor in USU's Department of Geosciences, says normal faults generally look like two slabs of rock, where one slab, the "hanging wall," moves downward relative to the ...

Shreedharan, assistant professor in USU's Department of Geosciences, says normal faults generally look like two slabs of rock, where one slab, the "hanging wall," moves downward relative to the ...