European Databases of Seismogenic Faults for Science and Engineering
Glossary
Earthquake geology terms
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
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| Active fault | An active fault is a fault that has slipped during the present seismotectonic regime and is therefore likely to have renewed displacement in the future.
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| Aseismic | An event or process detected by geological/geophysical tools and analyses that is apparently not accompanied by earthquake activity.
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