Fracture zones are made at mid-ocean ridges, where the seafloor spreads apart. Segments of zones of spreading intersect fracture zones at right angles, along which transform faulting transfers the spreading on one spreading zone to another. As the seafloor spreads, and plates move apart at mid-ocean ridges, fracture zones grow longer. Testing this idea relied on the study of earthquakes that occurred on the transform faults, using seismographs on distant continents.
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