fault zone

基本解释

Meanwhile, a wall of water surged from the fault zone toward the coast of Honshu.
同时，一面水墙奔腾着从断层带向本州岛沿岸涌去。
He plans to travel to Haiti next week to evaluate the fault zone and try to determine what happened during the quake.
下星期，他打算到海地去评估断层区，并尽力确认地震中发生的事。
In particular the possibility of a movement on a fault zone should at all times be avoided by a suitable geological study.
特别是不要再考虑断层地带的地层运动，可以由地理研究随时提供其发生的可能。

Pengzhou is in the same fault zone as the 2008 Wenchuan quake that left 90, 000 people dead or missing, and for an earthquake last month that killed at least 196 people.
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