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In geology, shearing occurs when rocks slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The kind of fault created by shearing is called a strike-slip fault.
Some examples of strike-slip faults include the San Andreas Fault in California, the Anatolian Fault in Turkey, and the Great Glen Fault in Scotland.
The largest geographical fault in California is the San Andres fault. This large fault is responsible for the largest quakes to hit the state. The San Jacinto, Elsinore, and Imperial are smaller parallel faults to the San Andres.
Take the san Andreas fault for example. It is located in California.
strike-slip faults move along each other from shearing
In geology, shearing occurs when rocks slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The kind of fault created by shearing is called a strike-slip fault.
Strike-slip faults cause shearing
There are many faults in California. The two most significant faults are the San Andreas Fault and the Hayward Fault.
Some examples of strike-slip faults include the San Andreas Fault in California, the Anatolian Fault in Turkey, and the Great Glen Fault in Scotland.
California's seismic activity is the result of the many active faults it lies upon, most prominantly, the San Andreas Fault. One of the reasons that California has so many earthquakes is that the San Andreas fault has a "bend" that creates large amounts of friction as the plates slide next to each other.
The largest geographical fault in California is the San Andres fault. This large fault is responsible for the largest quakes to hit the state. The San Jacinto, Elsinore, and Imperial are smaller parallel faults to the San Andres.
247 faults or fault systems as of December 30, 2008.
Perhaps the most famous is the San Andreas fault in California in the US.
Take the san Andreas fault for example. It is located in California.
strike-slip faults move along each other from shearing
No. They create faults like San Andreas in California. Volcanoes form at convergent boundaries.
The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.