strike-slip
noun
often attributive
1
: a fault about which movement is predominantly horizontal
2
: a slipping movement along the strike of a fault
strike-slip earthquakes
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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.
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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
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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
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“Strike-slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike-slip. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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