Assertion: fault | /r/CapableOf | release energy
Facets:
value: by rock displacement
type: MANNER
value: in a horizontal direction
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Because the theory in earthquake studies is that when the fault moves, it releases energy.
text: Strike-slip (also called transcurrent, wrench, or lateral) faults are similarly caused by horizontal compression, but they release their energy by rock displacement in a horizontal direction almost parallel to the compressional force.