1. Examples of
Fault Types

2. Fault Reference Frame

3. Thrust Faults The hanging wall moves up the fault plane.
Found mostly along convergent boundaries.
This diagram highlights how displacement along faults may shorten and thicken the crust.

4. Example of Thrust Fault
Thrust fault along Rio Flumen, Sierra Marginales, Spain
This is an example of thrust faulting. Prompt the students to notice how the hanging wall has moved up.

5. Normal Faults The hanging wall moves down the fault plane.
Found mostly along divergent boundaries.
This diagram highlights how displacement along faults may thin and extend the crust.

6. Example of Normal Faults
Betic Cordillera, Spain
This is an example of normal faulting. Prompt the students to notice how the hanging wall has moved down.

7. Strike-Slip Faults The blocks move past each other.
Found mostly along transform boundaries.
This diagram highlights how displacement along faults may allow opposing fault blocks to slide past one another.

8. Example of Strike-Slip Fault
This is a example of strike-slip faulting located along the San Andreas Fault in California.
San Andreas Fault in California