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In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?

In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?
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In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?

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In reverse faults, the hanging wall moves upwards relative to the footwall.

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