Meaning seismic gap
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seismic gapA segment of an active fault zone that has not experienced a major earthquake during a time period when most other segments of the zone have. Generally regarded as having a higher potential for future earthquakes.
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seismic gapA seismic gap is a section of a fault that has produced earthquakes in the past but is now quiet. For some seismic gaps, no earthquakes have been observed historically, but it is believed that the fau [..]
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seismic gapan area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past
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