Are tear faults the same as sliding plates or do they occur in the same place?

Question

Are tear faults the same as sliding plates or do they occur in the same place?

Answer 1

a tear fault is a pressure fault away from the edges of the plate. The New Madrid fault in southern Missouri/Illinois is one of the more famous examples. it's like a buckle in the middle of a sheet of steel with too much pressure on it from too many different directions. sliding faults occur on the edges where the two plates meet.