Cover photo from Geology, January 2012, v. 40, no. 1 (http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/40/1.cover-expansion).

“Aerial photograph of the Greendale fault surface rupture resulting from the 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake in New Zealand. Rupture morphology consists of a dextral fault zone dominated by en echelon Riedel and Riedel-prime shear fractures that displace agricultural features such as fence lines and drainage canals. North is to the right in the photograph; sheep provide a scale. “

dextral fault: A fault where the block opposite you moves to the right; a right-slip fault. In this instance, the fault is a zone containing other faults aligned at an angle to the bounding fault structures.

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Ripper illustration of how the earth moves when it feels so inclined.

dextral fault: A fault where the block opposite you moves to the right;

would a opposite moving fault have a sinister reference in its name?

ps. i like this sort of info because it is something that you may never ask about because you have never heard of it.

Boris said:

dextral fault: A fault where the block opposite you moves to the right;

would a opposite moving fault have a sinister reference in its name?

ps. i like this sort of info because it is something that you may never ask about because you have never heard of it.

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Pretty much.

A left-slip fault is a sinistral fault.

What a beautiful picture.

Some shots of the Meckering fault. I was almost thrown off my chair and the whole house was shaking as I was sprinting outside. I was only 3, but I remember it well.

Kingy said:

Some shots of the Meckering fault. I was almost thrown off my chair and the whole house was shaking as I was sprinting outside. I was only 3, but I remember it well.

Some reports indcate that the Meckering quake was caused by you falling off your chair.