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San Andreas faults

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Source Word

San Andreas faults

form-of plural

plural of San Andreas fault / (geology) The component faults of the San Andreas fault system in California

Japanese Meaning

カリフォルニア州に存在するサンアンドレアス断層系を構成する、複数の断層（個々の断層線）を指す。

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Seismologists study the movement along the San Andreas faults to assess earthquake risk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

地震学者たちは地震リスクを評価するためにサンアンドレアス断層帯の動きを調査している。

Sense（1）

plural of San Andreas fault

Sense（2）

(geology) The component faults of the San Andreas fault system in California

That might explain why the last three major earthquakes occurred not at San Andreas faults, where it would seem natural to expect them, but in both adjacent fault groups.

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