The epicenter of the Tangshan earthquake is near the Eurasian and North American tectonic plate boundaries. Shifts along this convergent boundary are generally thought to be the cause of the quake.
The plates were a micro-plate in northern China and the major active fault in the Weihe basin is the northern Piedmont fault of East Qinling.
convergent plate boundaries
Pacific plate and south american plate
Indian and Urasian plate :-)
Sichuan is a very active tectonic area. The earthquake in Sichuan of May 2008 was caused by the movement along a fault line. The deformation of the crust in this region was caused by the collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. This has created the Himalayas over the years as earthquakes are common in this collision zone. The earthquake was felt in Beijing and Shanghai, over 1500km away.
It is the unsual movement of tectonic plates which causes tectonic earthquakes.
The earth quake was caused due to thrusting on longmensham fault. The deformatiobn of the rocks in the region was caused by the collision of the Indian and the eurasian tectonic plates and continued movement of the plates relative to each other. The sichuan area is a very tectonic active are just like the west side of the USA.
Earthquakes are caused when pressure builds up as two tectonic plates move together. As the pressure is released, an earthquake is produced.
earthquake
The Pacific and North American plates.
Sichuan is a very active tectonic area. The earthquake in Sichuan of May 2008 was caused by the movement along a fault line. The deformation of the crust in this region was caused by the collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. This has created the Himalayas over the years as earthquakes are common in this collision zone. The earthquake was felt in Beijing and Shanghai, over 1500km away.
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
earthquake zone or in the boundry of tectonic plates
PLATES
Becuase when the tectonic plates shift or move, it creates an earthquake. so the closer to the tectonic plates, the more strong the earthquake.
Tectonic plates
thee ceramic plate, and the metal plate :)
An earthquake is a result of tectonic plates colliding.
It is the unsual movement of tectonic plates which causes tectonic earthquakes.
tectonic plates
An earthquake.