strike-slip fault
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concept
A strike-slip fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other, primarily due to shear stress.
Aliases (4)
- strike-slip fault zone ×2
- left-lateral fault ×1
- oceanic transform fault ×1
- right-lateral fault ×1
Instances (12)
- San Andreas Fault
- Great Glen Fault
- Highland Boundary Fault
- San Jacinto Fault Zone ("strike-slip fault zone")
- Garlock Fault
- Southern Uplands Fault
- Cobb Offset ("oceanic transform fault")
- Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone ("strike-slip fault zone")
- Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
- Hayward Fault