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BlakeNormal faults, where the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall, typically do not generate tsunamis. These faults are more common in areas of active stretching of the Earth's crust and are not usually associated with the sudden vertical displacement of large volumes of water required to trigger a tsunami.
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What type of fault causes earthquakes?
Earthquakes are typically caused by movement along a fault line, which is a fracture in the Earth's crust where rocks have shifted position relative to each other. The three main types of faults that can cause earthquakes are normal faults, reverse faults, and strike-slip faults.
Which type of fault is likely to form in an area where rock layer have been folded?
Folding is usually the result of compressional stress. This may also cause thrust / reverse faults.
Are tsunamis also called cyclones?
No. Tsunamis are not related to cyclones in any way. However a typhoon is a type of cyclone.
Did Mississippi get hit by a tsunamis fron hurricane Katrina?
No. There were large waves, but waves produce by hurricanes and other storms, not matter how big, are not tsunamis. Tsunamis are a very different type of wave.
What are the three types of faults and what type of plate boundary are they associated with?
The three types of faults are normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults. Normal faults are associated with divergent plate boundaries, reverse faults with convergent plate boundaries, and strike-slip faults with transform plate boundaries.
