"It is entirely Gordon Brown's own fault that this is now happening in the run-up to the general election,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

There are different kinds of faults. In this case,the damage was caused by movement of a "strike-slip fault."

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

And,in fact,people live very close to the geologic fault that caused this earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13