Active faults are structures that we expect to be displaced along. Because a shallow earthquake is defined as a process that causes displacement across a fault, they invariably happen on active faults. Structures that we can see but that don't have earthquakes are known as inactive faults.
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We expect displacement to occur along active faults. All shallow earthquakes occur on active faults because a shallow earthquake is defined as a process that causes displacement across a fault. Structures that we can see but don't have earthquakes are known as inactive faults.
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Active faults are structures that we expect to be displaced along. Because a shallow earthquake is defined as a process that causes displacement across a fault, they invariably happen on active faults. Structures that we can see but that don't have earthquakes are known as inactive faults.