These faults are caused by horizontal compression, but they release their energy by rock displacement in a horizontal direction almost parallel to the compressional force.
Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. Examples: San Andreas Fault, California; Anatolian Fault, Turkey.
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These faults are caused by horizontal compression, but they release their energy by rock displacement in a horizontal direction almost parallel to the compressional force.
Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. Examples: San Andreas Fault, California; Anatolian Fault, Turkey.