strike-slip fault

American  

[strahyk lip fawlt] / ˈstraɪk ˌlɪp ˌfɔlt /

noun

1. Geology. a vertical fracture in Earth's crust, where the masses of fractured rock slide past one another horizontally, a well-known example of which is the San Andreas Fault.

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strike-slip fault British  

noun

1. a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault

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strike-slip fault Scientific  

1. A geologic fault in which the blocks of rock on either side of the fault slide horizontally, parallel to the strike of the fault.

2. See Note and illustration at fault

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strike-slip fault

The swarm of seismic activity was clustered around the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, a strike-slip fault that runs from Culver City to Newport Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The earthquake occurred along the Sagaing Fault, which is a strike-slip fault.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

The East Anatolian Fault is a strike-slip fault.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023

Large strike-slip fault zones on land are not common , Dr. Hough said; the San Andreas Fault in California is another example.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

This is known as a strike-slip fault because the displacement is along the “strike” or the length of the fault.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015