How are faults formed?

It forms when rock above an inclined fracture plane moves downward, sliding

along the rock on the other side of the fracture. Normal faults are often found along
divergent plate boundaries, such as under the ocean where new crust is forming. Long,
deep valleys can also be the result of normal faulting.

What is the relationship of faults and earthquake?

A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the
blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may occur rapidly, in the
form of an earthquake - or may occur slowly, in the form of creep. Faults may
range in length from a few millimeters to thousands of kilometers.

What are the 4 types of earthquake faults?

There are four types of faulting -- normal, reverse, strike-slip, and oblique. A normal
fault is one in which the rocks above the fault plane, or hanging wall, move down
relative to the rocks below the fault plane, or footwall.

What causes earthquakes?

Earthquakes are usually caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there
is rapid motion along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic
waves that make the ground shake.

What are three effects of earthquakes?

The effects from earthquakes include ground shaking, surface faulting, ground
failure, and less commonly, tsunamis.

What is the difference earthquake and fault?

An earthquake is ground shaking caused by a sudden movement on a fault, by a
volcanic disturbance, a landslide, or a explosion (natural or man made). A fault is a
fracture or crack along which two blocks of rock slide past one another.
How does earthquake cause damage?
Ground shaking from earthquakes can cause buildings and bridges to collapse; disrupt
gas, electricity, and telephone services; and sometimes trigger landslides, avalanches,
flash floods, fires, and tsunami.