Share
What is an Earthquake?
What is a Fault?
What are Plate Tectonics?
What Effects do Earthquakes Have on You and the Environment?
How to Protect Yourself
Earthquake Vocabulary
Sites I Used
Comments
What is a Fault?
A fault is an area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other, causing the earth to crack. The major types of faults are dip- slip normal, dip- slip reverse, strike- slip, and oblique- slip.