Fault and Quake

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Fault noun - A defect in character.

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Quake and fault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quake" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Quake noun - A shaking of the earth.

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Fault and quake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Quake".

Nearby Words: quaking, quaked, quaky

Scientific consensus on the San Andreas Fault (the source for most of L.A.'s quakes) finds that the fault is very limited in trying to cause a mega-thrust quake (quakes at or greater than 8.0 on the Richter scale).

Source: Artistic License Geology

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