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 ...

These are called "tectonic plates ... it creates cracks called "faults." The point where these faults move against each other is called the "fault line." When there is too much friction between ...

Some states are littered with fault lines where two tectonic plates meet, like California, where the North American plate and the Pacific plate slide past one another closer to the west side of ...

These plates, called tectonic plates, can push against each other. Earthquakes are most common along fault lines, which are fractures that allow the plates to move. Earthquakes occur when two ...

Turkey’s two main fault zones — the East Anatolian and the North Anatolian — make it one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Map showing the East Anatolian and North ...