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1 GEOL 308 Quiz: Focal Mechanisms

2 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

3 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

4 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

5 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

6 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

7 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Strike-Slip Fault Oblique Fault

8 What type of fault is the Kunlun Fault?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Left-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault Right-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault

9 What type of fault is the Kunlun Fault?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Left-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault Right-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault

10 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Left-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault Right-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault

11 What type of earthquake does this focal mechanism represent?
Normal Fault Reverse/Thrust Fault Left-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault Right-Lateral Strike-Slip Fault

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