Where Are Most Transform Faults Found?

Where Are Most Transform Faults Found??

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Where do transform fault boundary mostly occur or found?

Transform faults are found where plates slide past one another. An example of a transform-fault plate boundary is the San Andreas fault, along the coast of California and northwestern Mexico. Earthquakes at transform faults tend to occur at shallow depths and form fairly straight linear patterns.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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