Fault 08
Fault 08 : Natural Disaster. A fracture along which the two sides have been significantly displaced relative to each other in parallel to the fracture. Strikeslip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures along which rock masses have mostly shifted 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. Dip-slip faults are inclined fractures along which rock masses have mostly shifted vertically. If the rock mass above an inclined fault moves down (due to lateral extension) the fault is termed normal, whereas if the rock above the fault moves up (due to lateral compression), the fault is termed reverse (or thrust). Oblique-slip faults have significant components of both slip styles (i.e., strike slip and dip slip)
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