Do you still remember the

normal fault and how it

moves? Do you still remember
the strike-slip fault and how it
moves?
OBLIQUE
FAULTING
OBLIQUE FAULTING
This left-lateral oblique-slip fault suggests both normal
faulting and strike-slip faulting.

This is caused by a combination of shearing and tension

or compressional forces.
 OBLIQUE FAULTING
• It is caused by a combination of shearing and
tension or compressional forces. Nearly all faults
will have some component of both dip-slip (normal
or reverse) and strike-slip, so defining a fault as
oblique requires both dip and strike components
to be measurable and significant.
When does this type of fault
occur? How does it move?
 OBLIQUE FAULTING
• occurs when there is a downward
movement of the earth's surface, like that
experienced with 'normal movement', while
at the same time having a sideways
movement.
 MOVEMENT OF
OBLIQUE FAULTING
Do you know any report or
news that report an oblique
faulting?
• 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake (M 7.0),
• 1990 Luzon earthquake (Mw 7.7)
• 2003 Masbate earthquake (Ms 6.2)

Data recorded by: PHILVOCS

DIFFERENTIATING
THE THREE FAULTS