Earthquake Glossary - slip
slip
Slip is the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured on the fault surface.

1992 M7.2 Landers, California earthquake slip model. (Image from Wald and Heaton, BSSA, 1994)
Slip is the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured on the fault surface.

1992 M7.2 Landers, California earthquake slip model. (Image from Wald and Heaton, BSSA, 1994)