12+ Clipart Tectonic Plates Earthquakes Background. Plates which do not longer exist are not listed. The southern tip of the juan de fuca plate is often considered a separate plate, called gorda plate.
Plate tectonics is driven by a variety of forces:
The rest of the plates carry on moving, which leads to increased pressure on the locked section. African plate antarctic plate arabian plate australian plate caribbean plate cocos plate eurasian plate indian plate juan de fuca plate nazca plate here are two plate tectonics maps which show more detail than the maps above. Gns science is new zealand's leading provider of earth, geoscience and isotope research and consultancy services. The small plate that holds turkey is surrounded by frequent earthquakes.
