Anukruti posted an Question
October 03, 2020 • 23:45 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

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    Rahul kumar

    Normal faulting occurs when two plates move away from each other. Here in this case two plates are moving laterally and hence it will result into a strike slip faulting.

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    ok sir

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    Answer (B) Shallow focus earthquake caused by strike slip faulting Looking at the tectonic settings shown in the diagram, it is clear that point B is lying along a strike slip fault (dextral in nature). Strike slip faulting is commonly associated with shallow focus earthquakes.

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    when will it be normal faulting?sir can u explain me in more detail so that i can attempt various questions related to it

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    Transform fault so shallow focus earthquake

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