In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

Large troughs have probably developed in part along pre-existing faults. Illustrations are given of the different types of fault troughs.

Can we compare the Myanmar fault with the American one? Yes, it's the same type of strike-slip fault. You could also compare the Sagaing fault to the Turkish fault involved in the 2023 earthquake.