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How strike-slip faults form: The origin of earthquakes

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How strike-slip faults form: The origin of earthquakes

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NewsPoster Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:56 am Posts: 20756	How strike-slip faults form: The origin of earthquakes Science Daily Geology One structural geologist calls it the 'million-dollar question' that underlies all work in her laboratory: what goes on deep in the earth as strike-slip faults form in the crust? This is the fault type that occurs when two tectonic plates slide past one another, generating the waves of energy we sometimes feel as earthquakes. Read more
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