Asperity (faults)

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Asperity_(materials_science)/SBCHaJPL">Asperity (materials science)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Asperity_(geotechnical_engineering)/pN5AvDkc">Asperity (geotechnical engineering)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Earthquake/NGjIzagw">Earthquake</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fault_friction/mbRuEDPf">Fault friction</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fault_mechanics/UMdoYMsV">Fault mechanics</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/asperity_on_a_fault">IRIS page on fault asperities with simple cartoon video of an asperity on an active fault</a></li>
<li><a href="https://d32ogoqmya1dw8.cloudfront.net/files/teachearth/activities/asperity_description.pdf">IRIS page on "Modeling Asperities on a Strike-Slip Fault with Spaghetti"</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Asperity on a Fault". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 October 2018. <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/animations/asperity.php" target="_blank">https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/animations/asperity.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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