How do earthquakes and volcanoes line up with tectonic boundaries?
How are the tectonic plates related to earthquakes and volcanoes? This interactive relief and bathymetric map reveals tectonic plates, as well as world-wide earthquakes and volcanoes. By looking at each you can see a positive correlation between all three. Touch "Composite" button to put it all together.
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Interactive map of tectonic plates from the US Geological Survey plate tectonic map reveals the plate names when you scroll over the plate. Scrolling over green button shows relative motions.
Video lecture covers three basic types of tectonic plate boundaries.
The IRIS Earthquake Browser (IEB) is an interactive tool for exploring millions of seismic event epicenters (normally earthquakes) on a map of the world. Selections of up to 5000 events can also be viewed in 3D and freely rotated with the 3D Viewer companion tool.
This animation of the PC program, SeismicEruption, was created for those who are unable to use the program but want to see how Alan L. Jones' SeismicEruption program works.
