由于地壳调整和断层作用，直布罗陀海峡打开了，海水一举泻入地中海，十分壮观。直布罗陀海峡现在是地中海与大西洋的连接处。
As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting, the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean now connects to the Atlantic, opened, and water cascaded spectacularly back into the Mediterranean.
断层对于形成金子有着至关重要的作用。富含矿物质的水流在数亿年间不断冲刷裂缝，逐渐累积成了矿石。
A fault is essential for creating any deposit of gold, as mineral-rich fluids pumping through the fissure for eons gradually concentrate the ore there.
1999年土耳其伊兹密特(Izmit)发生大地震，紧接着在同一断层线的东部的迪兹杰(duzce)[3]发生了另一场大地震，我们确信，这两场地震因为应力作用而相互关联。
In 1999 the deadly Izmit earthquake in Turkey was followed a short time later by the Duzje earthquake to the east along the same fault line, and we believe they were related through stress.
到那个时候，等我们对地震断层之间复杂的相互作用充分了解之后，最好就不要用预测来进行撤离了。
Until then, and until the complex interactions of the behavior of earthquake faults is understood, it would be best not to utilize predictions for public evacuation.
地震时发生的断层滑动确实会造成作用在该地区其他断层上的压力的改变，从而改变这些断层发生断裂的可能性。
The fault slip that happens in an earthquake changes the stress acting on other faults in the area, and may influence how close they are to failure themselves.
现在调查人员说太阳和月亮的对圣安德列亚斯断层的作用力刺激了地底，产生震动。
Now researchers say the tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground.
而最大的影响可能作用于最初引发地震的断层：毗邻滑动部分的断层将更可能发生断裂。
The biggest effect may be on the first fault itself: Parts of the fault immediately adjacent to the part that slipped may be brought closer to failure.
裂缝发育程度严格受泥质含量、构造应力作用和断层的控制。
The fracture growth level is strictly controlled by argilla content, structural stress action and fault.
对不同的纬度区域，不同的潮汐应力作用方式与之促滑的断层类型也有不同的分布特征。
For different latitude areas, various patterns of tidal stress effects and relevant types of seismic faults have various distributing features.
断层是隐蔽圈闭成藏的关键因素，能起到沟通油源和侧向封堵的双重作用。
Fault is the key factor of subtle traps to oil accumulation, and has the function of linking reservoir and lateral sealing.
在一些走滑断层产生于聚敛地壳内或处于转换挤压作用下的地区内，岩石向上断裂成一种正向花状构造。
In areas where strike-slip faults occur in converging crust, or transpression, rocks are faulted upward in a positive flower structure.
同时，应用断层系统内各个断层相互耦合作用和应力转移的模型，去分析成组地震活动迁移过程的机理。
The mechanism analysis of migration process of grouping seismicity has been done by using a model of fault interaction and stress transition.
断层破碎带的缓慢蠕动将引起地面的拉张变形或不均匀沉降，对地面建筑物有巨大的破坏作用。
Ground tensile deformation and asymmetry sedimentation are caused by slow creepage of faultage fracture zone, which brings great damage effects to ground buildings.
断层非均匀强度分布对地震的孕育、发生和迁移具有十分重要的作用。
The inhomogeneous distribution of strength in fault plane plays an important role in seismic generation, occurrence and removal.
应用卫星遥感技术可以在城市活断层探测的初勘阶段发挥重要作用。
Satellite remote sensing technique plays an important role during the early stage of city active fault exploration.
对发震断层有促滑作用的潮汐应力作用方式分增压型和减压型。
The patterns of tidal stress effect of slip acceleration are classified into compression-adding type and compression-reducing type.
北西向断层带形成较晚，对早期构造主要起改造作用。
NW faults developed relatively late and modified early structure.
在前人研究的基础上，对粘土涂抹作用造成的断层侧向封闭性进行了深入分析。
The paper analyses deeply on the lateral fault seal by clay smear on the basis of the precensors studies.
重力变化可能是由该区地壳形变、地壳深部质量迁移和断层蠕动共同作用引起的。
Variations of gravity field in this area may be caused by the earth crust deformation, quality transition in deep crust and fault creep deformation.
沿着区域性断层强烈的喀斯特作用使得水库发生严重渗漏，并污染了地下水体。
The strong karstification along the regional faults makes the reservoir serious leakage that has caused the groundwater polluted.
异常孔隙流体压力可使盖层毛细管封闭能力增强，可使盖层形成抑制封闭作用，使断层具封闭性。
Abnormal pore fluid pressure can enhance capillary sealing ability of caprock and the restraining hydrocarbon concentration sealing ability making faults form sealing.
垦利油田是一典型的多断块油藏，断层对该区的油水分布有很强的控制作用。
Kenli oilfield is a typical multi-fault block reservoir in which the faults control the distribution of the oil and water.
拆离构造或滑脱面对于冲断层作用区域(如阿尔卑期山区)很典型。
Decollements, or decollement surfaces, are typical of regions of thrust faulting such as the Alps.
该研究方法对开展区域断层的封闭性研究具有借鉴作用。
This method can be used to study the sealing ability of regional faults.
由于应力弛张作用，使两地体间的构造分界线（灵山构造带）后期表现为左旋断层性质。
For the sake of stress relaxation, the tectonic boundary between these two different terrains (i. e. the Lingshan structure zone) expressed as a dextral fault in late period.
地质构造上的断层表现为一个碎裂面，其断裂作用发生在地层形成之后。
In geology tectonics, the faultage is a cataclasm face formed after when the stratum had shaped.
成矿作用以特有的断层—不整合面复合构造控制和改造锡矿源层；
The mineralization was controlled by the specific fault- unconformity composite tectonics and by the transformation of tin source bed.
这可以由沉积在不平坦的表面所引起，如邻近和覆于礁体构造之上，或靠近一生长断层，或缘于对压实作用不同的敏感性。
This can result from location on an uneven surface, such as near and over a reef structure, or near a growth fault, or from different susceptibility to compaction.
此外，还针对深入研究断层现今活动及断层相互作用的需求，提出了技术改进措施。
In addition, we propose improvement of the technique for the requirement of the study on present day activity and interaction of faults.
此外，还针对深入研究断层现今活动及断层相互作用的需求，提出了技术改进措施。
In addition, we propose improvement of the technique for the requirement of the study on present day activity and interaction of faults.
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