Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

Geologists have made a groundbreaking discovery: the Indian Plate is splitting, with a portion peeling away and sinking into ...

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

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.

The controversial mechanism of klippes produced along the NE-striking Longmen Shan thrust belt (LSTB) in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, was the key point of comprehending tectonic ...

This includes the movements of the Earth’s tectonic plates that result in the creation, destruction and rearrangement of the Earth’s crust and lithosphere. Pre-existing tectonic structures are ...

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 Puna Plateau is part of the Central Andes, a mountain belt in which the elevation is mainly driven by lithospheric strength and tectonic forces. Credit must be given to the creator.

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 ...