active tectonic zone

active tectonic zone
активная тектоническая зона

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  • Mendocino Fracture Zone — The Mendocino Fracture Zone between the Gorda Plate and Pacific Plate The Mendocino Fracture Zone is a fracture zone and transform boundary off the coast of Cape Mendocino in far northern California. It runs westward from a triple junction with… …   Wikipedia

  • Molucca Sea Collision Zone — The Molucca Sea Collision Zone is postulated by paleogeologists to explain the tectonics of the area based on the Molucca Sea in Indonesia, and adjacent involved areas. Contents 1 Tectonics 2 Arc arc collision 3 Single collision zones …   Wikipedia

  • List of tectonic plate interactions — See plate tectonics for a more complete discussion Tectonic plate interactions are of three different basic types: * Divergent boundaries are areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys. *… …   Wikipedia

  • New Madrid Seismic Zone — Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 89°35′17″W / 36.58245°N 89.58801°W / 36.58245; 89.58801 …   Wikipedia

  • Wabash Valley Seismic Zone — The Wabash Valley Seismic Zone (also known as the Wabash Valley Fault System or Zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwest of the United States, centered on the valley of the Wabash River, along the state line between southeastern Illinois …   Wikipedia

  • Charlevoix Seismic Zone — The Charlevoix Seismic Zone is a seismically active area in the Charlevoix region of northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is also known as the Charlevoix Kamouraska Seismic Zone because earthquakes occur in Kamouraska Country where the land expression …   Wikipedia

  • Taupo Volcanic Zone — The Taupo Volcanic Zone is a highly active volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Lake Taupo, the flooded caldera of the largest volcano in the zone. ActivityThere are numerous volcanic vents and geothermal fields in… …   Wikipedia

  • Death Valley Fault Zone — The Death Valley Fault Zone (DVFZ) is a right lateral moving (dextral) geologic fault in eastern California. It runs from a connection with the Furnace Creek Fault Zone in the Amargosa Valley southward to a junction with the Garlock Fault. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • High frequency active auroral research program — 62°23′30″N 145°09′00″O / 62.39167, 145.15 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cochabamba Fault Zone — The Cochabamba Fault Zone or Cochabamba Shear Zone is a east southeast trending zone of sinistral strike slip faults near the city of Cochabamba in the Bolivian Andes. The movements along Cochabamba Fault Zone are related to the bend in the Andes …   Wikipedia

  • Panama Fracture Zone — The Panama Fracture Zone is a major, active right lateral moving transform fault and associated inactive fracture zone which forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Cocos Plate and the Nazca Plate. It runs from the East Pacific Rise to… …   Wikipedia


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