As tectonic plates slip past each other, the rivers that cross fault lines change shape. The shifting ground stretches the river channels until the water breaks its course and flows onto new paths. In ...

This aerial image of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain shows numerous curved drainages where fault slip has stretched stream channels to the left. Eventually, the channels get ‘reset’ when ...

BANGKOK: Earthquakes in Surat Thani are caused by two active fault lines that are still moving—Ranong Fault and Klong Marui Fault. The Ranong Fault is the longest (270 km), while the Klong Marui Fault ...