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fault scarp


fault scarp
More than 6 feet was added to this fault scarp by vertical movement in the 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
A steep slope or cliff formed directly by movement along a fault and representing the exposed surface of the fault before modification by erosion and weathering.


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