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The locations where ruptures in Earth's crust occur as two sides move past each other in earthquake-generating events are called
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The locations where ruptures in Earth's crust occur as two sides move past each other in earthquake-generating events are called

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Answer:A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may occur rapidly, in the form of an earthquake - or may occur slowly, in the form of creep. Faults may range in length from a few millimeters to thousands of kilometers.

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