A strike-slip fault is a result of ____ stress
English · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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A strike-slip fault is a result of horizontal shearing stress. In a strike-slip fault, the blocks of crust on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other. The motion is primarily horizontal, and the stress causing this movement is referred to as horizontal or shearing stress. This type of fault is characteristic of transform plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide past each other. The San Andreas Fault in California is a well-known example of a strike-slip fault.