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Deutsch: Die drei Hauptverwerfungstypen

English: The three principal types of fault

Français : Les trois principaux types de failles

Date

20 January 2008

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https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?term=fault earthquake.usgs.gov

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Karta24

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fault ≅ fault (Q47089): fault

strike slip ≅ strike-slip fault (Q488409): strike slip

normal ≅ normal fault (Q485951): normal

thrust ≅ thrust fault (Q496325): thrust

reverse fault ≅ reverse fault (Q12146022): reverse fault

hanging wall ≅ hanging wall (Q12089641): hanging wall

footwall ≅ footwall (Q1824164): footwall

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	14:01, 12 August 2025	512 × 1,024 (1 KB)	Cmglee	Approximate original's colours
	00:46, 9 July 2025	512 × 1,024 (1 KB)	Cmglee	Shrink filesize by 99% and make shapes more consistent
	14:41, 19 September 2014	416 × 741 (154 KB)	Gretarsson	put arrows on the moved block proper; some minor edits
	16:55, 20 January 2008	473 × 741 (79 KB)	Karta24	{{Atelier graphique}} {{Information \|Description={{fr\|Trois différents types de faille}} {{en\|Three different types of fault}} \|Source=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?term=fault earthquake.usgs.gov \|Date=20/01/2008 \|Author=~~~ \|Permissi