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A fault that has moved recently or is likely to move in the future.
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a fault that has moved recently and which is likely to again
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A fault along which slip has occurred in recent geological time, or where earthquake foci are located.
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A fault that is likely to have another earthquake sometime in the future. Faults are commonly considered to be active if they have moved one or more times in the last 10,000 years.
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