Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Fault: Strike Slip

9th - 10th
Strike-slip faults are vertical fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. This brief animation provides an illustration. [0:18]
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Fault: Strike Slip

9th - 10th
Visualize how a horizontal fault moves. [0:19]