Tortola lies near an earthquake fault, and minor earthquakes are common.

The earthquake faults were brought about by interruptions of the force field around the Earth.

Aseismic creep, a slow steady movement along an earthquake fault.

But the opposition says the site, opposite one of the area's most popular beaches, is subject to earth slides and sits on an earthquake fault.

People thought the same phenomenon would be observable in earthquake faults before their failure.

Both are in Wellington, which sits on an active earthquake fault.

The southeastern portion of the County also appears to have considerable earthquake faults.

The mountain lies between converging earthquake faults and continues to grow slowly.

Government officials also complained that it was near an earthquake fault.

Design errors, increased attention to a earthquake fault, Federal licensing problems and legal challenges all contributed to the delay.