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There are different types of faults that can cause earthquakes. Strike-slip faults cause horizontal movement when two sections of crust move past each other sideways, like the San Andreas Fault in California. Dip-slip faults cause up-and-down motion, with normal faults occurring when the deeper crust pulls away and reverse faults when the upper crust is pushed up. Oblique faults combine sideways and vertical motion. The largest earthquakes are usually caused by the movement of tectonic plates, but human act

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Keannu Lewis Vidallo

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