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It creates a violent wave through the earth and when it reaches the surface it causes the ground to shake also known as an earth quake

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Why does New York not have earthquakes like California?

California is on a tectonic plate boundary. When the plates move past each other, an earthquake happens. There is no boundary running through New York.


What do you call a plate boundary in which no new crust is made or destroyed?

recessive plate boundary


What plate boundary is near New York?

The plate boundary near New York is the North American Plate boundary. This boundary is a divergent boundary, meaning that the North American Plate is moving away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which runs along the eastern coastline of the United States.


What happens on a divergent plate boundary?

the two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is formed.


What boundary does new crust form at?

Divergent plate boundary.


What type of plate boundary is the indo-australian plate and pacific plate?

The boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate is mainly a divergent boundary in the region of the East Pacific Rise and a transform boundary along the Tonga Trench and the Alpine Fault in New Zealand. Additionally, there are some regions of convergence near New Zealand and the New Hebrides Trench.


What island of New-zealand is bisected by a plate boundary and what kind of plate is this?

The 'South Island'. A collision boundary.


Is Carlsbad Caverns on a tectonic plate boundary?

No, Carlsbad Caverns is not on a tectonic plate boundary. The caverns are located in southeastern New Mexico, which is not near any major plate boundary.


Which plate boundary is Rabaul on?

Rabaul is on the Australian-Pacific plate boundary. The Australian-Pacific plate boundary is over 4,000 kilometers long and is situated by Papua, New Guinea.


The boundary line of which two tectonic plates lie near New Zealand?

The boundary is between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate.


The type of plate boundary where plates move apart resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new sea-floor is known as what plate boundary?

Mid-Atlantic Trench


What plate boundary is Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea is a Ocean-Ocean Convergent Boundary Type