Figure 2. Diagram showing Reid’s idea of gradual strain (b), causing deformation in the crust until the crust broke and rock on each side of the fault rebounded, releasing stored elastic energy. http://www.iris.edu/gallery3/general/posters/CenturyofEarthquakes/FenceFigure. The picture on the right shows actual offset of a fence crossing the San Andreas Fault. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/reid.php
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