Assertion: fault's earthquake | /r/CapableOf | relieve stress
Facets:
value: on one part of a fault
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because earthquakes tend to recur along faults, an earthquake that relieves stress on one part of a fault may actually increase stress on other parts of a fault system.
text: The minor Concord Fault lies to the east of the Calaveras Fault, and small earthquakes occur in the gap between faults, mostly in the vicinity of Alamo, California, relieving stresses generated by the displacement between the two faults.