scarp

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Stewart hasn’t visited the site, but said a large head scarp, which marks the top of a landslide, is visible in photos of the area, “indicating substantial movement” that could have ruptured the pipeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

"The conclusion we came to is: don't build right on top of a scarp, or recently active fault. The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard."

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Lobate scarp, with visible grabens on its crest.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

The Saddle Mountain quake broke the ground with a 24-foot-tall scarp that blocked a drainage and created Price Lake, drowning trees as the water rose.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023

The Friendship makes a gentle turn and crosses the eastern scarp of the Rift.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston