Faults

The following images are from NOAA’s image collection. For further details on each image, click the PDF at the bottom of the page.

Fault block diagram
Aerial view of San Andreas Fault
View of cross section of San Andreas Fault
Second view of cross section of San Andreas Fault
Drain offset caused by seismic creep
Fence offset produced by San Francisco earthquake (1906)
En echelon fractures along Imperial Fault
Offset of woodpile along Imperial Fault
Offset of rows in plowed field
Offset of cement-lined ditch in Guatemala
Deformation of rows by Guatemala earthquake (1976)
Tree bisected by fault in Guatemala
Fault scarp near Hebgen Lake, Montana
Fault scarp caused by Borah Peak, Idaho
Fault scarp and horizontal offset near Dickey, Idaho
Oblique-slip fault scarp near Pleasant Valley, Nevada
Oblique-slip fault scarp at Flamingo Heights, California
Reverse fault near Clark County, Montana
Blind thrust fault scarp at El Asnam, Algeria
Under-thrust fault from nuclear test
Geologic Hazards Slides, Volume 1 – FaultsDownload