thrust fault

American  

noun

Geology.

1. a low-angle reverse fault produced in rocks subjected to thrust.

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thrust fault British  

noun

1. a fault in which the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane have been displaced upwards, usually by compression; a reverse fault

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thrust fault Scientific  

1. A reverse fault in which the fault plane is inclined at an angle equal to or less than 45°.

2. See Note at fault

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Etymology

Origin of thrust fault

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The pattern of activity points to the possibility that this fault, one of many young thrust faults identified across the moon, has not yet gone dormant.

From Science Daily

But there’s no evidence that supershear earthquakes occur on reverse thrust faults — those in which a block of earth on the upper part of the fault moves up and over a lower block, Aagaard said.

From Los Angeles Times

An even closer rupture, such as along the Point Reyes thrust fault, could result in a tsunami hitting the city in as little as 10 minutes, according to city documents.

From Los Angeles Times

Take the Puente Hills thrust fault system, which was linked to several quakes this year centered in El Sereno, a neighborhood on Los Angeles’ Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times

Monday’s magnitude 4.4 quake that rattled Southern California is believed to have struck on a well-known and dangerous fault system known as the Puente Hills thrust fault system.

From Los Angeles Times