Fault Plane Diagram
By Earthquake Hazards Program
2021 (approx.)
![Fault block diagram showing the different aspects of a fault plane. The fault plane is the plane along which the blocks of crusts slide.. The "focus" on the fault line with circles showing earthquake reverberations. The epicenter is directly above the focus on the surface. The fault scarp is the area on the fault plane that is left open when the fault block slides downwards.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/fault_plane_diagram.jpg?itok=9dRKLJT_)
Detailed Description
Fault plane diagram. (Image courtesy of Kian H. Chong, Univ. of California, Davis)
Sources/Usage
Kian H. Chong, University of California, Davis