These are the tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are ... These are spatially accurate maps encompassing a uniform set of common geological characteristics, essential for comparative global studies ...

This USGS map shows where people reported feeling ... imperceptibly slow-paced—movement of tectonic plates across the Earth's surface. Most quakes occur near to the boundary of these plates ...

Using information from inside the rocks on Earth's surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years. It is the first time Earth's geological record ...

It is the first time Earth's geological record has ... about 1.35 billion years ago. Plate tectonics over the last 1.8 billion years of Earth history. Why map Earth's past? Among the planets ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates ... with the U.S. Geological Survey said. Research indicates the plates in the area are being pushed ...