Normal: Hanging wall fault block falls down, Tension stress, Occur near divergent plate boundaries, Sometimes occur near subduction zones when plate gets stretched out, eg. Taupo, Reverse: Hanging wall fault block pushed up, Compression stress, Occur near convergent plate boundaries, eg. East coast North Island, Strike slip: Fault blocks try to slide horizotally past each other, Shear stress, Occur near tranform plate boundaries, eg. Alpine fault,

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