EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Faults which move horizontally are known as strike-slip faults and are classified as either right-lateral or left-lateral.

Detailed explanation-2: -Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. If the block opposite an observer looking across the fault moves to the right, the slip style is termed right-lateral; if the block moves to the left, the motion is termed left-lateral.

Detailed explanation-3: -When rocks on either side of a nearly vertical fault plane move horizontally, the movement is called strike-slip. An oblique-slip fault is special type fault that forms when movement is not exactly parallel with the fault plane.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cause of strike-slip fault earthquakes is due to the movement of the two plates against one another and the release of built up strain. As the larger plates are pushed or pulled in different directions they build up strain against the adjacent plate until it finally fails.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a strike-slip fault, the movement of blocks along a fault is horizontal. The fault motion of a strike-slip fault is caused by shearing forces. Other names: transcurrent fault, lateral fault, tear fault or wrench fault. Examples: San Andreas Fault, California; Anatolian Fault, Turkey.