Horizontal extension, or stretching, of Earth’s crust produces inclined “normal” faults in western and central Utah that move more vertically compared to the horizontal motion of California’s San Andreas strike-slip fault. Credit: “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country,” Utah Geological Survey
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