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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