In these faults, the blocks of rock slide past each other laterally due to shearing forces. Strike-slip faults are typically associated with transform plate boundaries.

Geoscientists from the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough discovery that adds new dimensions to the theory of plate tectonics. Their research, published in Geophysical Research Letters ...

Faults in the Earth are categorized into three general groups based on the sense of slip, or movement, that occur along them during earthquakes.

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

Finding faults deeply stressful First investigation of stress state below plate boundary fault of Tohoku earthquake Date: December 8, 2022 Source: Kyoto University Summary: Evidence that a ...

Earthquakes Can Happen Along Intraplate Faults Earthquakes can occur along faults far from the edges of plates. Although these earthquakes are much less common, they are due to the same forces that ...

The plate boundary between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula could cause large tsunamis, according to a new study published recently in Nature Communications. Due to a lack of data, the studies ...

Learn how the layers of the Earth are structured, and the theory of plate tectonics in this guide for KS3 geography students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

A team of geoscientists from the University of Toronto is shedding new light on the century-old model of plate tectonics, which suggests the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move ...

Learn how the layers of the Earth are structured, and the theory of plate tectonics in this guide for KS3 geography students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.