strike-slip
noun
often attributive
1
: a fault about which movement is predominantly horizontal
2
: a slipping movement along the strike of a fault
strike-slip earthquakes
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They are known as transform faults, where this strike-slip motion happens as plates slide horizontally past each other.
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Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The earthquake occurred on the Maacama Fault, a strike-slip fault that runs through Sonoma and Mendocino counties, according to Christie Rowe, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are strike-slip faults, which typically cause horizontal displacement.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Kearse and Kaneko limited their study to strike-slip earthquakes, in which two blocks of rock slide horizontally past one another, because there are simply more data for them.
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Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Geologists classify it as a right-lateral strike-slip fault capable of producing moderate to strong earthquakes, and it is considered one of the most active faults in the Bay Area.
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Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
How the fault moves The Tintina fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault, the same type as California's San Andreas fault, meaning the two sides of the fault grind past each other horizontally.
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Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Harold Tobin, the director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said the temblor was a strike-slip earthquake, which means that two plates slid past each other, causing shaking.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
5 Dec. 2024
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Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The earthquake occurred on the Maacama Fault, a strike-slip fault that runs through Sonoma and Mendocino counties, according to Christie Rowe, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are strike-slip faults, which typically cause horizontal displacement.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Kearse and Kaneko limited their study to strike-slip earthquakes, in which two blocks of rock slide horizontally past one another, because there are simply more data for them.
—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Geologists classify it as a right-lateral strike-slip fault capable of producing moderate to strong earthquakes, and it is considered one of the most active faults in the Bay Area.
—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
How the fault moves The Tintina fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault, the same type as California's San Andreas fault, meaning the two sides of the fault grind past each other horizontally.
—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Harold Tobin, the director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said the temblor was a strike-slip earthquake, which means that two plates slid past each other, causing shaking.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
5 Dec. 2024
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