Map View and Focal Mechanism for a Strike-Slip Fault
![sketch of map on left and focal mechanism on right](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/map%26focalmech.png?itok=CUIRxQp0)
Detailed Description
Map View and Focal Mechanism for a Strike-Slip Fault. The map at left shows a left-lateral strike-slip fault oriented roughly N-S, and the focal mechanism at right represents the fault orientation and the sense of slip on the fault. The shaded quadrants indicate compression and the light quadrants indicate extension.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.