Fault Lines
Major fault lines around the world, ordered by length. These geological fractures are responsible for most earthquake activity.
| Fault Line | Length | Max Mag |
|---|---|---|
|
Concordia Fault
Strike-Slip
|
14,606 km | — |
|
San Gabriel
Oblique
|
5,837 km | — |
|
GUAYAQUIL ALGECIRAS FAULT SYSTEM
Strike-Slip
|
4,061 km | — |
|
Middle America Trench megathrust
Subduction
|
3,479 km | — |
|
BOCONO-SAN_SEBASTIAN-EL_PILAR_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
3,098 km | — |
|
EASTERN PERU THRUST FRONT
Reverse / Thrust
|
2,185 km | — |
|
Oriente Fault
Strike-Slip
|
2,177 km | — |
|
Har-Us-Nuur Fault
Strike-Slip
|
2,102 km | — |
|
West Muldrow-Alsek section
Strike-Slip
|
2,057 km | — |
|
east rift zone
Normal
|
1,761 km | — |
|
Antilles Thrust
Reverse / Thrust
|
1,414 km | — |
|
southwest rift zone
Normal
|
1,409 km | — |
|
West Muldrow-Alsek section (2002 rupture)
Strike-Slip
|
1,331 km | — |
|
Bear River fault zone
Normal
|
1,270 km | — |
|
ROMERAL_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
1,265 km | — |
|
Susitna section
Oblique
|
1,252 km | — |
|
Swan Islands Transform
Strike-Slip
|
1,237 km | — |
|
Falla Lago Fagnano, sección occidental
Strike-Slip
|
1,232 km | — |
|
Central Muldrow-Alsek section
Strike-Slip
|
1,227 km | — |
|
MANU THRUST
Reverse / Thrust
|
1,215 km | — |
|
Falla Tostado-Selva
Reverse / Thrust
|
1,085 km | — |
|
Septentrional Fault
Strike-Slip
|
1,023 km | — |
|
NUMBALA FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
883 km | — |
|
North Cuban Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
835 km | — |
|
EL_TAMBOR_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
793 km | — |
|
OCOLPA FAULT SYSTEM
Strike-Slip
|
792 km | — |
|
Falla de Shitari
Reverse / Thrust
|
784 km | — |
|
CUIZA FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
754 km | — |
|
Muertos Thrust
Reverse / Thrust
|
731 km | — |
|
CELICA-MACARA-AMOTAPE FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
692 km | — |
|
PERIJA EL TIGRE FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
685 km | — |
|
AYACUCHO FAULT SYSTEM
Strike-Slip
|
682 km | — |
|
Farewell section
Oblique
|
671 km | — |
|
North Caribbean Megathrust (North Hispaniola Fault)
Oblique
|
665 km | — |
|
Sistema de Fallas Río Mapacho-Paucartambo
Normal
|
649 km | — |
|
RAPAZ FAULT SYSTEM
Strike-Slip
|
623 km | — |
|
Zona de falla Sierra Chica
Reverse / Thrust
|
608 km | — |
|
SANTA MARTA- BUCARAMANGA FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
589 km | — |
|
San Miguel Fault
Strike-Slip
|
586 km | — |
|
Bunce Fault
Strike-Slip
|
544 km | — |
|
Zona de falla Antiñir-Copahue
Reverse / Thrust
|
538 km | — |
|
Talkeetna West section
Oblique
|
538 km | — |
|
North Caribbean Megathrust
Reverse / Thrust
|
531 km | — |
|
Sistema de Fallas Ollantaytambo-Vilcabamba-Quimbiri
Normal
|
522 km | — |
|
East Muldrow-Alsek section
Strike-Slip
|
522 km | — |
|
Zona de Falla de la Cordillera Blanca
Normal
|
512 km | — |
|
North Caribbean Megathrust (Puerto Rico trench)
Reverse / Thrust
|
498 km | — |
|
Rio Gatun Fault
Strike-Slip
|
487 km | — |
|
Fourth of July Creek section
Strike-Slip
|
481 km | — |
|
CUIZA FAULT(?)
Strike-Slip
|
464 km | — |
|
Bilila-Mtakataka
Normal
|
458 km | — |
|
northeast rift zone
Normal
|
454 km | — |
|
Boss Creek section
Oblique
|
447 km | — |
|
Puysegur
Oblique
|
429 km | — |
|
ALTO DEL TRIGO FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
411 km | — |
|
Bulnay Fault
Strike-Slip
|
409 km | — |
|
West Sayan Fault
Strike-Slip
|
406 km | — |
|
Pallatanga
Strike-Slip
|
403 km | — |
|
OCA-ANCON_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
397 km | — |
|
PASCO FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
396 km | — |
|
Caballo fault
Normal
|
385 km | — |
|
2002 rupture
Strike-Slip
|
380 km | — |
|
Togiak-Tikchik section
Strike-Slip
|
379 km | — |
|
Walton Fault Zone
Strike-Slip
|
377 km | — |
|
North Atlas Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
369 km | — |
|
MERIDA ANDES THRUS FRONT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
365 km | — |
|
LA VICTORIA PISAYAMBO FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
359 km | — |
|
VALERA FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
354 km | — |
|
PUCALLPA FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
349 km | — |
|
CUZCO FAULT SYSTEM
Normal
|
348 km | — |
|
Tonzona-Muldrow section
Oblique
|
339 km | — |
|
Chatham Strait section
Oblique
|
330 km | — |
|
Seccion Guaicaramo Norte
Reverse / Thrust
|
329 km | — |
|
Eastern Fault Zone
Normal
|
329 km | — |
|
QUICHES FAULT SYSTEM
Normal
|
319 km | — |
|
Puysegur Ridge
Strike-Slip
|
298 km | — |
|
Lankovaya_2
Strike-Slip
|
297 km | — |
|
SE Ulakhan Fault
Strike-Slip
|
297 km | — |
|
South Main Sayan Fault
Strike-Slip
|
293 km | — |
|
North Panama Deformed Belt
Reverse / Thrust
|
293 km | — |
|
Mwanza
Normal
|
289 km | — |
|
YOPAL_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
284 km | — |
|
Seccion Yopal
Reverse / Thrust
|
282 km | — |
|
Ketanda Fault
Strike-Slip
|
279 km | — |
|
Chirobwe-Ncheu
Normal
|
278 km | — |
|
CHUSMA_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
275 km | — |
|
Santiago Deformed Belt
Reverse / Thrust
|
273 km | — |
|
Sistema de fallas Fagnano
Strike-Slip
|
273 km | — |
|
West Mindanao Extension Mindanao Fault
Strike-Slip
|
268 km | — |
|
MERIDA ANDES THRUST FRONT
Reverse / Thrust
|
265 km | — |
|
CAYESH FAULT SYSTEM
Normal
|
263 km | — |
|
Primorsky Fault
Normal
|
263 km | — |
|
Mandeyapecua
Reverse / Thrust
|
263 km | — |
|
Enriquillo Fault
Strike-Slip
|
262 km | — |
|
CAMPANQUIZ FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
259 km | — |
|
CANAVERAL_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
258 km | — |
|
de Atacama segmento Salar del Carmen?
Normal
|
257 km | — |
|
Malpaso Fault
Strike-Slip
|
256 km | — |
|
Flanco Surandino - Norte 1
Reverse / Thrust
|
254 km | — |
|
Mayna Fault
Strike-Slip
|
252 km | — |
|
Hikurangi Wellington
Reverse / Thrust
|
250 km | — |
|
Tuxtla Fault
Strike-Slip
|
247 km | — |
|
Morsky Faults
Normal
|
246 km | — |
|
VIGIA FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
244 km | — |
|
Central Sayan Fault
Strike-Slip
|
242 km | — |
|
SINU-SAN JACINTO FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
242 km | — |
|
Falla de Algarrobo
Strike-Slip
|
242 km | — |
|
MURINDO FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
241 km | — |
|
Tunapuy - Arima - Tunapuy Oeste
Reverse / Thrust
|
239 km | — |
|
SANTIAGO-UPANO_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
238 km | — |
|
Alpine Jacksons to Kaniere
Oblique
|
236 km | — |
|
Polochic Fault
Strike-Slip
|
236 km | — |
|
Hikurangi Hawke Bay
Reverse / Thrust
|
232 km | — |
|
Zuytdorp Cliffs
Reverse / Thrust
|
231 km | — |
|
Cerro Prieto
Strike-Slip
|
230 km | — |
|
Motagua Fault
Strike-Slip
|
229 km | — |
|
PIERRE HILLS FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
227 km | — |
|
Sombrero Fault
Normal
|
226 km | — |
|
Endeavour Scarp
Reverse / Thrust
|
226 km | — |
|
Saliente de Buga
Reverse / Thrust
|
226 km | — |
|
Thyolo
Normal
|
226 km | — |
|
Offshore Ticao-Guinayangan
Strike-Slip
|
225 km | — |
|
GUANARE FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
224 km | — |
|
North Central Ulakhan Fault
Strike-Slip
|
223 km | — |
|
Falla Límite Este
Normal
|
223 km | — |
|
Sibuyan Sea Fault
Strike-Slip
|
223 km | — |
|
SANSON FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
220 km | — |
|
Hikurangi Raukumara
Reverse / Thrust
|
217 km | — |
|
CUSIANA-YOPAL_FAULT SYSTEM
Reverse / Thrust
|
214 km | — |
|
Algeciras-Balsillas
Strike-Slip
|
214 km | — |
|
Steens fault zone
Normal
|
214 km | — |
|
CUMANA FAULT SYSTEM
Strike-Slip
|
213 km | — |
|
West Australian Shear Zone Outer Shelf FZ Sth)
Strike-Slip
|
211 km | — |
|
HUAYTALPALLANA FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
208 km | — |
|
Hovd Fault (Ar Hotol segment)
Strike-Slip
|
205 km | — |
|
El Pilar - Offshore
Strike-Slip
|
205 km | — |
|
Bucaramanga
Oblique
|
205 km | — |
|
Troncal
Strike-Slip
|
201 km | — |
|
Hamley Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
201 km | — |
|
San Clemente
Strike-Slip
|
199 km | — |
|
N-S Axial Fault
Oblique
|
198 km | — |
|
BOCONO_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
198 km | — |
|
Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault
Strike-Slip
|
198 km | — |
|
San Sebastián - Centro
Strike-Slip
|
197 km | — |
|
Big Lagoon - Bald Mtn 2011 CFM
Reverse / Thrust
|
197 km | — |
|
Nipa-Guacanayabo Fault
Strike-Slip
|
194 km | — |
|
IBAGUE_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
191 km | — |
|
ROMERAL FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
190 km | — |
|
Flanco Norandino - Noreste
Reverse / Thrust
|
190 km | — |
|
El Pilar - Guaracayal - Casanay
Strike-Slip
|
187 km | — |
|
Northern Sangre de Cristo fault
Normal
|
186 km | — |
|
East section
Oblique
|
186 km | — |
|
Boconó - Cabudare - Morón
Oblique
|
184 km | — |
|
BT2
Reverse / Thrust
|
183 km | — |
|
San Narciso-Uson
Strike-Slip
|
183 km | — |
|
Quito
Reverse / Thrust
|
183 km | — |
|
Chingual
Strike-Slip
|
182 km | — |
|
Turgin Gol Fault
Oblique
|
181 km | — |
|
Tyrrell Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
181 km | — |
|
CHINGUAL_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
179 km | — |
|
Coronado Bank alt2
Strike-Slip
|
179 km | — |
|
Coche - Este
Strike-Slip
|
178 km | — |
|
Mendocino
Strike-Slip
|
178 km | — |
|
OCA FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
178 km | — |
|
Malombe
Normal
|
177 km | — |
|
Guinayangan-Dingalan
Strike-Slip
|
177 km | — |
|
San Sebastián - Este 2
Strike-Slip
|
175 km | — |
|
Cape Peron Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
175 km | — |
|
Maacama 2011 CFM
Strike-Slip
|
175 km | — |
|
Azuero Fault
Strike-Slip
|
175 km | — |
|
Arzew Fault
Oblique
|
173 km | — |
|
South Atlas Thrust
Reverse / Thrust
|
172 km | — |
|
Hosgri
Strike-Slip
|
171 km | — |
|
Santa Rosa fault system
Normal
|
171 km | — |
|
San Andreas (North Coast) 2011 CFM
Strike-Slip
|
171 km | — |
|
Sevier/Toroweap fault zone (southern)
Normal
|
171 km | — |
|
Beni-Mellal Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
170 km | — |
|
El Soldado - Norte
Strike-Slip
|
169 km | — |
|
Pinar del Rio Fault
Oblique
|
169 km | — |
|
Costa Norte - Centro
Strike-Slip
|
168 km | — |
|
Daguma Extension Mindanao Fault
Reverse / Thrust
|
167 km | — |
|
Oca Oeste
Oblique
|
165 km | — |
|
El Angel
Oblique
|
165 km | — |
|
Mundi Mundi Scarp
Reverse / Thrust
|
164 km | — |
|
QUININDE_FAULT
Reverse / Thrust
|
164 km | — |
|
Bartlett Springs 2011 CFM
Strike-Slip
|
164 km | — |
|
Nekor Fault
Strike-Slip
|
163 km | — |
|
Cañón de Los Roques - Sur
Normal
|
163 km | — |
|
NW Momsky Thrust
Reverse / Thrust
|
163 km | — |
|
Yusuf Fault
Strike-Slip
|
160 km | — |
|
Sierra El Camello (parte Sur)
Normal
|
159 km | — |
|
Railroad Valley fault zone
Normal
|
159 km | — |
|
Obruchev Fault
Normal
|
159 km | — |
|
Sistema de fallas El Tigre
Strike-Slip
|
158 km | — |
|
Los Bajos - Sur
Strike-Slip
|
158 km | — |
|
MULATO-GETUDO_FAULT
Strike-Slip
|
158 km | — |
|
Falla Langui-Layo
Normal
|
157 km | — |
|
San Diego Trough south
Strike-Slip
|
156 km | — |
|
Morgan Scarp
Reverse / Thrust
|
156 km | — |
|
Jetudo
Oblique
|
155 km | — |