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A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
A reverse fault is in a zone of compressional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall are pushed up relative to rocks in the footwall. A normal fault is in a zone of tensional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall drop down relative to those in a footwall forming a normal fault.
The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. These happen when tectonic forces push rocks together. It is caused by compression.
Reverse Fault
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
This is true of normal faults. In thrust or reverse faults, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults, it moves horizontally relative to the footwall.
thrust
In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall.
Reverse Fault
Thrust
Thrust
Thrust
Reverse Fault
A normal fault.
A normal fault
A reverse fault is a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.