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What is the tectonic plate in japan?
Four Tectonic PlatesJapan lies over 4 tectonic plates. These are: The North American PlateThe Eurasian PlateThe Philippine Sea Plate, andThe Pacific Plate.
What were the tectonic plates causing the 1989 san franisco quake?
the san Andreas faultline lies on the north American plate and the pacific plate
What tectonic plate is Nigeria on?
South Africa is on what is known as the African plate, which is sometimes called the Nubian plate. Part of Africa is on what is known as the Somali plate, and South Africa lies along part of the boundary.
Why do earthquakes occur in loma prieta?
because loma preita mountain sits on the boundry between the North American Tectonic plate and the Pacific plate where the san Andreas fault lies.
Why is the Philippines often visited by the earthquakes?
tanga kami nga d namin alam ehh sasabihin pa namin ung tama
The thickest part of a tectonic plate lies below?
a mountain range
Which tectonic plate do the Netherlands lie on?
The Netherlands lies on the Eurasian plate.
What is the tectonic plate in japan?
Four Tectonic PlatesJapan lies over 4 tectonic plates. These are: The North American PlateThe Eurasian PlateThe Philippine Sea Plate, andThe Pacific Plate.
On which tectonic plate does the UAE lie?
The UAE actually lies on one of the smaller tectonic plates, called the Arabian plate; the Arabian plate occupies most of the Middle-east region
What is the rock of mantle?
plate tectonic and magma
Which plate is the Colima volcano located on?
It is located on the North American tectonic plate. In fact all of Mexico, with the exception of the Baja California peninsula, lies on such plate.
What tectonic plate is the wolf volcano on?
The tallest of all the Galapagos volcanoes is Wolf Volcano. The Galapagos Archipelago lies over an oceanic platform formed by the a volcanic hotspot underneath the Nazca tectonic plate
What were the tectonic plates causing the 1989 san franisco quake?
the san Andreas faultline lies on the north American plate and the pacific plate
What are the names of the 2 tectonic plates on which New Zealand is located?
New Zealand is situated on the active boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates.
Describe oceanic plate?
The definition of an oceanic plate is a tectonic plate plate made mostly of basalt? and I'm not so sure what basalt is but I think it's water.The Oceanic plate is the plate which lies under the ocean. It is made of basalt,which is a heavy rock.
Thickest part of the South American plate?
The thickest part of the South American tectonic plate lies below the Andes Mountains. They were created from the compression of the South American plate with the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
What tectonic plates are under the Philippines?
The Philippine Sea Plate lies under the Philippines. It is theorized that this plate is rotating slowly clockwise.
