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Normal Fault

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
common faultgravity fault
plural
Normal Faults
possessive
Normal Fault's
pluralpossessive
Normal Faults'