中文摘要：

活动断层是地壳最易破坏的地方，也是发生形变和位移最大的地方．通过对活动断层的观察，对于预测地震的发展趋势、减轻地震灾害具有重大的现实意义．本文通过对临汾、洪洞两个剖面的观察研究，揭示活动断层和地震的关系，为山西的地震预报提供服务．

英文摘要：

Alting fauts are the places that hot only are most easily danaged in the crust, but also are the biggest places that cause defermatrans and displacements. Inspecting acting faults has an impartant practical significance to fore casting developing tendency and lightening the calamity of the earthquahe. By researching two cross sectims in linfen and hongtong, the paper reveals the relatrens about ahing faults and earthquakcs. And if will serve for shanxi earthquqhe fore casf.