Fault trace definition

Fault trace means the intersection of a fault plane with the ground surface, often present as a fault scarp, or detected as a lineament on aerial photographs.

Examples of Fault trace in a sentence

  • Fault trace mapping will be used to update the Utah Quaternary Fault and Fold Database, USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States, and create new surface-fault-rupture- hazard maps showing special study zones for future development.

  • Recent geophysical surveys undertaken by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ have revealed significant conductors along the Koonenberry Fault trace that require follow up ground EM surveys.