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Transform Fault

By Earthquake Hazards Program 2021 (approx.)
Map of the west coast of the United States showing the tectonic setting
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Detailed Description

A transform fault is a special variety of strike-slip fault that accommodates relative horizontal slip between other tectonic elements, such as oceanic crustal plates. Often extend from oceanic ridges.

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