Science. 1966 Jul 29;153(3735):521-2. doi: 10.1126/science.153.3735.521.
The Molokai Fracture Zone is one of the principal east-west (striking) fracture zones between California and the mid-Pacific. On the basis of bathymetry alone, it has been assumed that the zone ended abruptly east of the Hawaiian Islands. Use of correlation techniques between bathymetric features and their magnetic anomalies in the vicinity of the islands now show that structural elements of the zone cross the islands and continue westward for at least 130 kilometers. Recent volcanism and deep rift zones of the islands parallel the zone, suggesting structural correlation between the strike of the zone and the origin of recent volcanism in the islands.
莫洛凯断裂带是加利福尼亚与中太平洋之间主要的东西向（走向）断裂带之一。仅根据水深测量结果，人们曾假定该断裂带在夏威夷群岛东侧突然终止。现在，应用在岛屿附近的水深特征与磁场异常之间的相关技术表明，该断裂带的构造要素穿过这些岛屿，并继续向西延伸至少 130 公里。岛屿上的近期火山活动和深裂谷与该断裂带平行，表明断裂带的走向与岛屿上近期火山活动的起源之间存在构造相关性。
