There are about 25,000 kilometers of continental transform faults across the globe, including some famous ones such as the ...

On February 8, 2025, a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Northwestern Caribbean Sea, initiating a Tsunami alert 130 miles southwest of Grand and 20 miles north of Honduras.

These are known as Transform Faults. As the plates scrape past each other, pressure builds up and is released suddenly, causing an earthquake. The plates of the Earth's crust are constantly moving ...