Sunday, March 13, 2011

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics This week

I was interested in how the Japanese earthquake and its associated tectonic plate have impacted other locations surrounding that plate, and other plates which interact with it.

I found the following links:

This one started the journey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plates_tect2_en.svg

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_plate_tectonics_world.html


Lots of quakes around that area lately - notably the quakes in New Zealand and Chile, as well as the Japan quake.  The plate in Arkansas has been active this week as well.

Hmmm ....  Kinda made me wonder how the worlds plates are readjusting lately.

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