Biography on tectonic earthquakes
Causes of earthquake
However, the vast majority of earthquakes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates.
Collapse earthquake
As a young seismologist in the s, Lynn Sykes made crucial observations of earthquakes under the ocean floors that helped solidify the theory of plate tectonics–the foundation of modern geology.
Tectonic earthquake example
The surface of Earth is made up of tectonic plates that lie beneath both the land and oceans of our planet.
Types of earthquake
Tectonic control on megathrust earthquake periodicity in the Maule and Valdivia segments.