strike-slip

noun

ˈstrīk-ˌslip 

often attributive

1

: a fault about which movement is predominantly horizontal

2

: a slipping movement along the strike of a fault

strike-slip earthquakes

Examples of strike-slip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earthquakes on subduction faults, where two plates collide and one is thrust beneath another, have a larger risk of creating big tsunamis than earthquakes on strike-slip faults, such as the San Andreas, where plates are rubbing alongside each other. —Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024

The strike-slip fault extends through parts San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

Geological Survey data indicates the earthquake occurred on or near the San Jacinto fault, a 130 mile-long strike-slip system that passes through parts of San Diego, Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024

Analysis of the data in Morocco indicates two types of movement: The land on one side shifted horizontally relative to the other, known as strike-slip, as well as upward relative to the other, known as a reverse thrust. —Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023

Fortunately for the Argo, strike-slip fault lines like the San Andreas do not typically produce large tsunamis. —WIRED, 15 June 2023

The Cascadian Subduction Zone is a large strike-slip fault off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. —Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023

The seep site sits near the Alvin Canyon Fault, a vertical fault known as a strike-slip fault that cuts across the Cascadia Subduction Zone off Oregon. —Gwozniac, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1