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Fault types

Three basic fault types: (top) normal fault, (middle) reverse fault, and (bottom)...

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Fault types in tectonic earthquakes

Fault types in tectonic earthquakes

Types of faulting in tectonic earthquakes. In normal and reverse faulting, rock masses...

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