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Great Rift Valley
East Africa Rift
The East Africa Rift System: Learn about the East Africa Rift.
What Is The Moho?
Moho
What is the Moho? Learn about the Mohorovicic Discontinuity.
Supervolcano In Italy
Supervolcano under Italy
Supervolcano in Italy: A fossil supervolcano beneath the Italian Alps.
Growth of the Andes
Andes Mountain Range
How Fast Did the Andes Rise? Oxygen isotope studies reveal a much slower rate of rise.
Cities Moved by Quake
South American cities move during earthquake.
South American Cities Moved by Earthquake: Some moved ten feet westward.
Sun & Moon Triggers?
Sun Moon San Andreas
Can the Sun and Moon Trigger Faults? Minute stresses might be triggers.
Mariana Trench
Mariana Trench
Exploring the Mariana Trench: A robotic vehicle dives 6.8 miles down - a new world record!
Magma Formation
Magma formation
Depth of Magma Formation in Subduction Zones: Chlorite reveals the depth of magma formation in subuction zones.
San Andreas Map
San Andreas Fault
Google Map of the San Andreas Fault: Zoom in to see the fault trace plotted atop of a map or satellite images.
San Andreas Article
San Andreas Fault
What is the San Andreas Fault? Map, photos and description of the fault by Dr. David Lynch.
Tsunami Causes
Tsunami causes
What Causes a Tsunami? Learn how plate motions trigger earthquakes and tsunamis.
Volcanoes
Volcanoes
Volcanoes: A page that links to all of our volcano articles and to the best volcano information that we could find.
If it is not grown, it is mined.
 
Pangea Rifting
Pangea rifting and carbon dioxide
Pangea rifting produced intense volcanic activity that doubled atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Hawaiian Hot Spot
Hawaiian hot spot
How did the Hawaiian Islands Form? The power of a moving plate over a stationary hot spot.
Teaching Tectonics
Drawing plate tectonics
Teaching Plate Tectonics with Easy-to-Draw Illustrations: Most students love to draw and are visual learners. Take advantage of that in a draw-with-me lesson.
Drilling To The Moho
mantle drilling
Drilling to Earth's Mantle: New technology might make drilling to the Moho possible.
Plate Boundaries
Plate boundaries map
Zoom In On Plate Boundaries: Explore divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries with satellite images and maps.
Dynamic Earth
Earth's core and magnetic field
Earth's Core & Magnetic Field: Exploring Earth's internal structure & magnetic field.
Carbonatite Lava
Carbonatite lava flows
Carbonatite Lava Flows at Oldoinyo Lengai: These carbon dioxide-rich lavas are some of the most fluid in the world. They flow like motor oil.
Oldest Piece of Mantle
Baffin Island mantle rocks
Oldest Piece of Mantle: A 4.5 billion-year-old slab of mantle under Baffin Island, Canada.
Ocean Rifting on Land
Ethiopia rift
Ocean Rifting on Land: A new rift in Ethiopia is analogous to an ocean basin rift.
New Madrid
New Madrid seismic zone
New Madrid Seismic Zone: An earthquake hazard review for the NMSZ.
Oil is found first in the mind.

Newest Plate Tectonic Items

Elastic Rebound
elastic rebound theory
Elastic Rebound Theory and how it applies to earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault.
Earth's Internal Heat
Earth's internal heat
Earth's Internal Heat: About half of Earth's heat is produced by decay of radioactive materials.
Sumatra Earthquake
2004 Sumatra Earthquake
2004 Sumatra Earthquake was one of the deadliest in history because of sediment deposits.
Tohoku Earthquake
Tohoki-Oki Earthquake
Tohoku Earthquake: New data on the mechanics of Japan's March, 2011 M9.0 earthquake.
Quartz & Tectonics
plate tectonics
Quartz & Plate Tectonics: Water, heat and abundant quartz make rocks flow more easily.
Do Hotspots Move?
Louisville Hotspot Trail
Do Hotspots Move? Researchers drill hotspots to determine if they move.
Ground Deformation
Deformation Mapping by GPS and satellite for the 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapha Earthquake.
Earthquake Frequency
San Andreas Quake Frequency: Earthquake frequency might be higher than previously believed.
Layer Cake Continents
layer cake continent
Layer Cake Continents: The North American continent has 3 BYO rock over 1 BYO rock.
Guatemala Jade
Fault motion
Tectonic History In Jade: Dates of metamorphism and fault motion locked in jade.
San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Fault behavior
San Andreas Fault Behavior: Trenching studies reveal fault behavior.
Age Of The Andes
Andes Mountains map
How Old Are The Andes Mountains? New research suggests that the growth of the Andes Mountains began much earlier than 7 MYA.
The present is the key to the past.
 
Pacific Earthquakes
Pacific Earthquake Triggers
Pacific Earthquake Triggers: Subduction zone core samples reveal earthquake triggers.
Driving Forces
Driving force of plate motion
What Drives the Plates? A new force is discovered that could propel Earth's tectonic plates.
Japan Tsunami
Japan Tsunami
Tsunami of Unexpected Power: Unusual fault movement gave Japan's tsunami more "punch".
Japan Earthquake
Japan earthquake
The Japan Earthquake shifted Earth's mass resulting in a shorter day.
Fissures on Enceladus
Fissures on Enceladus
Active Fissures on Enceladus: Saturn's moon has "hot" fissures that spray water.
Indian Ocean Tsunamis
Indian Ocean Tsunamis
Indian Ocean Tsunamis: Deadly tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and volcanoes.
Saudi Volcanic Field
Harrat Lunayyir
Harrat Lunayyir: 30,000 eathquakes and rifting reveal activity in this volcanic field.
Pacific Tsunamis
Pacific Ocean tsunami
Pacific Tsunamis: This ocean is surrounded by plate boundaries, that can produce tsunami.
Pacific Tsunami Threat
Tsunami Map
Pacific Tsunami Threat: Alaska earthquakes can impact the Pacific Basin.
New Madrid Mystery
New Madrid Fault Earthquakes
New Madrid Mystery: Why do large earthquakes occur far from an active plate boundary?
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