downthrow
Fault's lower side
Downthrow is the act of throwing something down, or the thing thrown down.
In geology, it refers to the side of a fault that has moved downward relative to the other side: The downthrow side of the fault dropped several meters.
As a verb, to downthrow is to cast down or overthrow.
Imperfection or blame
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- slipMinor error or misstep
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
fracture · heave · graben · horst · extensional · separation · crustal · shear
Falling through water
- loweringMoving something downward
- depressionProlonged low state
- collapseSudden structural failure
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
dropping · gravity · basin · rift · extension · tension · stretching · elongation
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
fault
Imperfection or blame
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- slipMinor error or misstep
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
rupture · fracture · heave · graben · horst · extensional · separation · crustal · shear · dislocation
sinking
Falling through water
- loweringMoving something downward
- depressionProlonged low state
- collapseSudden structural failure
settling · dropping · gravity · basin · rift · extension · tension · stretching · elongation · distension
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
rupture · creep · disturbance · aftershock