Illustration of a strike-slip fault (or tranform boundary) where two tectonic plates meety. The tectonic plates move parallel to each other, leading to strike-slip earthquakes with relatively little deformation. An example of a strike-slip fault is the San Andreas fault in California, USA. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
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