Normal faults are typically found at divergent plate boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges or continental rift zones. Reverse faults, in contrast, form in regions where the crust is being compressed.

They represent the least well-studied of the three major plate boundaries, which include divergent boundaries, like East Africa, where plates move apart forming new crust; and convergent ...

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