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strike-slip fault |
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strike-slip fault [′strīk ¦slip ‚fȯlt] (geology) A fault whose direction of movement is parallel to the strike of the fault. Also known as strike-shift fault. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``What we have now seen in the Denali Earthquake is that indeed moderate earthquakes on a thrust fault can trigger, if the geometry is correct, very large earthquakes on adjacent strike-slip faults,'' said Dolan, who was not connected with the studies. These kindred geologic gashes are called strike-slip faults, because during earthquakes, land on one side slides horizontally past land on the other side. The Petrolia #3 Well is expected to be drilled next Fall at a depth of 1,000 meters in order to reach a structural anticline located between two large strike-slip faults. |
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