In A Normal Fault The Hanging Wall Moves

Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults.

In a normal fault the hanging wall moves.

A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben. The forces creating reverse faults are compressional pushing the sides together. In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall. The motion between the two is not always smooth and.

They are common at convergent boundaries. Normal fault s are common. They bound many of the mountain ranges of the world and many of the rift valleys found along spreading margins. The hanging wall slides down relative to the footwall.

A n fault forms when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall a. An upthrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is a horst. The hanging wall slides down the footwall. Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up.

Together normal and reverse faults are called dip slip faults because the movement on them occurs along the dip direction either down or up respectively.