The importance of deciphering fault slip is difficult to overstate because when faults slip quickly, they can cause immense damage, sometimes at a great distance from the source.

• 要去了解、解释断层滑动的重要性是无庸置疑的，因为一旦断层快速滑动，将会造成巨大的灾情，有时发生位置甚至离震源还有一大段距离。