Sirsiguda Fault Zone

India / Chhattisgarh / Chitrakut /
 mountain, fault (geology)
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In geology, a Fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as subduction zones or transform faults. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes.
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Coordinates:   19°5'54"N   81°46'48"E
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