The amount of displacement on this fault is the distance that one side of the fault has moved relative to the other side.
You can actually see where the rock layers moved on either side of the fault.
The movement of the Hanging wall in the normal fault downward with the gravity whereas in the Reverse fault the hanging wall moved upward against the gravity
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
A Fold (anticline or syncline) - but it is not a fault. A geological Fault is a break in the rock, with the rock on one side moved relative to that on the other..
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
The type of rock layers found on one side of the fault will either be repeated higher or lower on the other side of the fault. This proves that one side of a fault has moved (slipped).
The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool
The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool
The offset along a fault is the distance by which one side of the fault has moved in relation to the other side. This movement can be horizontal, vertical, or a combination of both, and it is a measure of the displacement that has taken place along the fault.
The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool
It moves downward.. the force behind it is tension