Asked by caleb

How does an oblique fault move?

Pieces slide past each other.

One piece rises.

Pieces move horizontally and vertically.

One piece dips down.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Pieces move horizontally and vertically.

An oblique (oblique-slip) fault combines strike-slip (side-to-side) and dip-slip (up-and-down) motion, so the blocks move with both horizontal and vertical components.