Tags: Tectonic Plate

4 Plateaus in the Pacific Ocean Aren’t Rigid but Weak Spots Yanked Apart by Distant Force at Plate’s Edge

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.09.2024 02:45 AM

The plate tectonics theory reportedly needs some refining. Continue reading to learn more. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jose F. Vigil) 4 Plateaus in the Pacific Ocean Aren't Rigid But Weak Spots Yanked Apart By Distant Force at Plate's Edge After five decades, the theory explaining major landforms may need some refining.

Strong Earthquakes in Japan: Underwater Volcano Sitting Over Sinking Tectonic Plate Could Have Unleashed These Powerful Tremors

12.07.2023 21:29 PM

Researchers have discovered that the various magnitude 7 earthquakes that hit Japan over the years may have been due to an underwater seamount sitting over a sinking tectonic plate. Read to learn more.

Long-Lost 'Pontus' Tectonic Plate From 160 Million Years Ago Identified; Mega-Plate Could Have Been as Big as One-Fourth of the Pacific Ocean

10.09.2023 23:32 PM

The Pontus tectonic plate traces back 160 million years ago, while it may have disappeared around 20 million years ago. Read to learn more.

Imbalanced Earth? Tug of Sun, Moon Drives Planet's Plate Motion

01.22.2022 20:47 PM

The circulation of the whole mantle is driven by unbalanced forces in the Earth-moon-sun system, according to a new research.

Saturn Moon Titan Has San Andreas Fault-Like Tectonics, Experts Claim

10.19.2021 05:30 AM

Strike-slip faulting, similar to the well-known San Andreas Fault in California, was recently revealed to be possible on Titan, Saturn's biggest moon.

Madagascar's Biggest Oceanic Quake Formed the Largest Underwater Volcano

10.01.2021 04:00 AM

The ocean floor near Madagascar unexpectedly formed a new underwater volcano that is considered the largest in history.

Tectonic Rift in Africa to Give Birth to a New Ocean in 5 to 10 Million Years

07.17.2020 22:37 PM

Scientists determine that five to ten million years from now, a new ocean will form in Africa's Afar region. Due to the continuous shifting of tectonic plates, they say that Africa will eventually take on a new form in the future.

Over 500 Patches of Freshly Exposed Bedrock Found on the Moon Proving That It Is Not a Dead Rock After All

05.05.2020 02:41 AM

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the moon's surface, which are a result of an active tectonic system

Earth's Tectonic Plates May Have Started Moving Earlier Than Thought

04.27.2020 06:57 AM

Ancient Australian rocks suggest that Earth might have started moving even when it was still an infant planet.

Death of A Tectonic Plate: How Could It Be Happening?

08.12.2019 06:08 AM

The volcanoes in central Oregon could be explained by a gaping hole in the Juan de Fuca plate. A dying tectonic plate is creating a gaping hole beneath the ocean waters off the West Coast of the United States.

Portugal Earthquakes Might be Caused by the Planet's Peeling Crust

06.03.2019 00:08 AM

Off the Coast of Portugal, scientists believe that the Earth’s crust might be peeling off. (Photo : Emre Can) PORTUGAL -- It was in 1969 when the country was hit by an earthquake that caused a tsunami to occur.

Tectonic Plate: Formation & Destruction Information Revealed By Scientists

05.28.2017 19:05 PM

Scientists have now found some information through a new research that how the tectonic plate are being formed beneath the earth. Recently, few scientists from the University of California has studied the tectonic plate Juan de Fuca.

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