Our work allows us to update maps of tectonic plates and the formation of continents that are found in classroom textbooks. These plate models which have been assembled from topographic models and ...

The Caribbean region can be seen as a kind of natural laboratory in which, over millions of years, plate tectonics resulted in the transfer of a subduction zone from the Pacific to the Atlantic ...

The Geological Society, for example, states that there are eight minor plates, adding the Scotia, Caribbean, and Indian plates. If you just count the major and minor plates as tectonic plates ...

The North American and Caribbean tectonic plates are grinding against each other in the Caribbean, making the region seismically active, as evidenced by Tuesday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake south ...

Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous period have shaped the Caribbean region to this day. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com ...

Tectonics in Puerto Rico are dominated by the convergence between the North America and Caribbean tectonic plates. More earthquakes are possible in Puerto Rico, as is a risk for tsunamis.

MIAMI — The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking the Caribbean is shaking itself apart. Tuesday's massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake just south of Cuba and north of Jamaica comes on the ...

The island sits where the Caribbean Plate meets the North American Plate, an area that can be very active. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app ...

The offshore earthquake occurred at 6:23 EST and about 125 miles southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, and near the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates, according ...

The offshore earthquake occurred at 6:23 EST and about 125 miles southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, and near the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates, according ...