GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Geology
Largest Fault Lines
This list features the largest fault lines in the world based on total length.
RANK | FAULT LINE | LENGTH (km) | LOCATION |
1 | Sunda subduction megathrust | South East Asia | 5500 km (3418 mi) |
2 | Alaska-Aleutian Megathrust | Kamchatka, Russia to Gulf of Alaska | 4000 km (2485 mi) |
3 | Central African Shear Zone | Central Africa | 4000 km (2485 mi) |
4 | Chile subduction megathrust | West coast of Chile | 3000 km (1864 mi) |
5 | Kermadec-Tonga Subduction Zone | New Zealand | 3000 km (1864 mi) |
6 | Kuril–Kamchatka Trench | From the Kuril Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula | 2900 km (1802 mi) |
7 | Middle America Trench | West of Central America | 2750 km (1709 mi) |
8 | Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault | Azores to Strait of Gibraltar | 2250 km (1398 mi) |
9 | Main Central Thrust | Himalaya | 2200 km (1367 mi) |
10 | Altyn Tagh Fault | Tibetan Plateau/Tarim Basin | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
11 | Main Boundary Thrust | Himalaya | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
12 | Main Frontal Thrust | Himalaya | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
13 | Main Himalayan Thrust | Himalaya | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
14 | Main Uralian Fault (MUF) | Urals | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
15 | South Tibetan Detachment | Himalaya | 2000 km (1243 mi) |
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