A recent study marks significant progress in this quest, combining advanced geoscientific data and innovative technology to produce comprehensive maps ... of tectonic plate boundaries and ...

Plate boundaries are where the action is. A large fraction of all earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building occurs at plate boundaries. It is also where most of the people on Earth live.

According to plate tectonics theory ... and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from Scotese about tectonic plate motions — past and present ...

This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...

Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated in this feature. Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Also known as spreading boundary, a divergent ...

Plates can also move past each other, like at the San Andreas Fault in the USA, which forms the tectonic boundary between the ... your fingernails grow, so the map of the world will continue ...

Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive ...

It is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.