upthrow

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The upthrow is uniformly on the eastern side of the fault.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

There has also been a certain amount of upthrow owing to the hydrostatic pressure.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

For the next half-mile, the river keeps to the upthrow side of the fault, the scarp of which blocks the tributary streams from the west, forming a number of small pools.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

In Figure 184 the right side has gone down relatively to the left; the right is the side of the downthrow, while the left is the side of the upthrow.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon