Denali Fault

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Denali Fault - a major open geological fault in Alaska

AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"

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Alaska's Denali fault (boundary along which rocks slide past each other) suddenly shifted, generating powerful seismic waves (vibrating energy waves that travel through the ground).

All shook up! by Science World

The quake began at a site along the Denali fault about 135 km south of Fairbanks.

Alaska shook, mountains spoke by Perkins, Sid / Science News

Work by seismologists 30 years ago convinced builders of the Alaskan pipeline to accommodate 20 feet of movement from a Denali fault earthquake.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING SAN ANDREAS QUAKE DUE, STUDIES SHOW by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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