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22 June, 09:15

In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?

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  1. 22 June, 12:53
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    On a fault plane (the rock surface on which a fault occurs), the rock below the fault plane is the footwall and the rock above it is the hanging wall. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall rises above the footwall as a result of compression.
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