Fault Hanging Wall Moves Downward

A reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves upward caused by compression.

Fault hanging wall moves downward.

In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall. In a reverse fault the hanging wall does not move while the footwall moves down. The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. Rocks are stretched away from each other reverse fault.

In a reverse fault the hanging wall moves up and the footwall moves down. Compression faults combine elements of strike slip and dip slip motions. An upthrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is a horst. In dip slip faults if the hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall read more.

In a reverse fault the hanging wall moves down and the footwall moves up. A dip slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below. Occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall reverse fault. This type of faulting occurs in response to extension.

Special type of reverse fault that is nearly horizontal angle has less than 45 degrees. But that is when the foot wall moves down the hanging wall moves up. What kind of fault is visible in figure 1. But that is when the foot wall moves down the hanging wall moves up.

What kind of force would create the fault in figure 1. Formed by compressional stress rocks are pushed towards each other thrust fault. A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben. In a strike slip fault they slide past each other the foot wall and hanging wall are not there because it has.

Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults. To the dip is called dip slip faulting. A normal fault is when the hanging wall moves downward caused by tension. The hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall.

Which fault will see the hanging wall move down relative to the footwall. In a reverse fault the footwall does not move while the hanging wall moves down. Strike slip faults are right lateral or left lateral depending on whether the block on the opposite side of the fault from an observer has moved to the right or left.