Usually means: Fault where earthquakes currently occur.
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  1. active fault: Wiktionary
  2. Active fault: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (active fault)

noun:  A geologic fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period.

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