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Strike-Slip Fault

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-026999

Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. If the block opposite an observer looking across the fault moves to the right, the slip style is termed right lateral; if the block moves to the left, the motion is termed left lateral.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-026999
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026999",
  "term": "Strike-Slip Fault",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. If the block opposite an observer looking across the fault moves to the right, the slip style is termed right lateral; if the block moves to the left, the motion is termed left lateral.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/strike-slip-fault/"
}

Record 26,999 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.