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Map View and Focal Mechanism for a Strike-Slip Fault

Detailed Description

Map View and Focal Mechanism for a Strike-Slip Fault. The map at left shows a left-lateral strike-slip fault oriented roughly N-S, and the focal mechanism at right represents the fault orientation and the sense of slip on the fault. The shaded quadrants indicate compression and the light quadrants indicate extension.

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Public Domain.