Transform boundaries neither create nor consume crust. Rather, two plates move against each other, building up tension, then releasing the tension in a sudden and often violent jerk. This sudden ...

Transform Boundaries. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary, where two plates grind past each other along what are called strike-slip faults.

Transform boundaries are also associated with shallow quakes. Some strike-slip earthquakes can really transform the earth, in quite measurable ways, ...

Oceanic transform faults have historically been thought of as simple, predictable features. They represent the least well-studied of the three major plate boundaries, which include divergent ...