Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of quakes.

However, the Konya Basin's behavior challenges conventional tectonic theories. Unlike the plateau's edges, which are shaped ...

L ong after tectonic plate movement has created mountains, forces such as weather and river erosion can continue to shape a landscape. One such landscape is the Colorado Plateau, which spans more ...

Different plate tectonic settings produce distinctive basin environments where sedimentary rocks ... and the depositional basins bordering the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, a continental suture zone.

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such ...

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions affect people all over the world. They are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. Tectonic hazards can destroy buildings, infrastructure and cause deaths.

The Peninsular Plateau of India is roughly triangular in ... It is hard old mass of igneous and metamorphic rocks being part of the tectonic plate called the Gondwanaland. This is bordered by ...

Pressure from a pool of magma has just cracked solid rock, creating a volcano-tectonic (VT) event. This type of quake produces relatively high-frequency shaking, usually between one and five ...

The Tibetan Plateau is known for its seismic activity due to tectonic plate collisions. Also Read: Earthquake in Delhi: Residents panic amid strong tremors, say ‘Felt as if some bridge collapsed ...