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barefoot serpent · 04-20-2006, 02:57 PM

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a right-lateral fault. That is, the slippage appears to move to the right looking across the fault line.

edit: historical photos of '06 SF Eathquake here:
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/info/1906/historical.html

04-20-2006, 02:57 PM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	The San Andreas Fault is an example of a right-lateral fault. That is, the slippage appears to move to the right looking across the fault line. edit: historical photos of '06 SF Eathquake here: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/info/1906/historical.html Last edited by barefoot serpent; 04-20-2006 at 03:02 PM.