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Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate in the vicinity of (top) an island arc and (bottom) a mountain arc. Figure 21: Three basic fault types: (top) normal fault, (middle) reverse fault, and (bottom) strike-slip fault. Diagram showing three types of faulting related to earthquakes: normal faulting, reverse faulting, and strike-slip faulting, with labeled blocks, fault lines, and movement directions.
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Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate in the vicinity of (top) an island arc and (bottom) a mountain arc.
Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate in the vicinity of (top) an island arc and (bottom) a mountain arc.

A reverse fault is a geological fault where the hanging wall appears to have been pushed up along the footwall. This type of fault occurs due to compressional forces that shorten Earth's crust. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall. Thrust faults are a specific type of reverse fault that dip less than 45 degrees. These faults are commonly found in mountain ranges and areas where tectonic plates are converging.12

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