transform fault
noun
trans·form fault
ˈtran(t)s-ˌfȯrm- 
: a strike-slip fault that occurs typically between segments of a mid-ocean ridge or other tectonic-plate boundary and that is characterized by shallow high-magnitude earthquakes
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The recorded history of earthquakes in the region goes back hundreds of years, according to the USGS, which said Monday's temblor happened in either the East Anatolia fault zone or the Dead Sea transform fault zone.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2023
The swarm occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone, a transform fault zone off the coast of Oregon where tectonic plates slide past each other.
—Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
Unlike the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where plates are sliding under one another, the San Andreas Fault is known as a transform fault, the tectonic plates are moving laterally, sliding past each other.
—oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2019
Much of California, including Los Angeles and the Bay Area, on the other hand, are positioned right on top of the San Andreas fault, a transform fault, where two plates slide past each other.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2019
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2023
The swarm occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone, a transform fault zone off the coast of Oregon where tectonic plates slide past each other.
—Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
Unlike the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where plates are sliding under one another, the San Andreas Fault is known as a transform fault, the tectonic plates are moving laterally, sliding past each other.
—oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2019
Much of California, including Los Angeles and the Bay Area, on the other hand, are positioned right on top of the San Andreas fault, a transform fault, where two plates slide past each other.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2019
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“Transform fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transform%20fault. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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