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What is a fault that we talk about it in the
earthquake?
A fault is a fracture along which the blocks of outermost
major layer of the earth, on either side
have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture.
Faults are classified to Strike-slip and Dip-slip faults (normal,
reverse and thrust).
What is the crust?
The outermost major layer of the earth is called CRUST and
ranging from about 10 to 65 km in
thickness worldwide. The uppermost 15-35 km of crust is brittle
enough to produce earthquakes.
To learn more about the types of faults, please look
at:
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