Sentences with phrase «slip along the boundary»

In essence, the fluids can act as lubricants between two abutting rock faces, helping them to suddenly slip along the boundary.

Not exact matches

But Tuesday's temblor occurred along a stretch of tectonic boundary that hadn't slipped to produce a major quake in nearly 150 years.
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