Тектонические плиты

Large plate covering Africa and part of the Atlantic Ocean. Diverges from the South American Plate …

Plate underlying Antarctica and surrounding ocean. Surrounded by mid-ocean ridges.

Covers Europe and most of Asia. Collides with Indian Plate forming the Himalayas.

Sometimes divided into Indian and Australian plates. Drives into Eurasian plate.

Covers North America, Greenland, and part of the North Atlantic.

Largest tectonic plate, almost entirely under the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire follows its edges.

Covers South America and part of South Atlantic. Subduction under Nazca Plate drives Andes earthqua…

Drives into Eurasian plate causing earthquakes in Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East.

Small plate between North and South American plates. Source of Caribbean earthquakes.

Oceanic plate subducting under Central America and Mexico, causing frequent large earthquakes.

Subducting under Pacific Northwest, responsible for Cascadia megathrust earthquake risk.

Oceanic plate subducting under South America, generating the world's most powerful earthquakes.

Complex plate driving seismicity across Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Small plate near southern tip of South America.

Rifting from African Plate along East African Rift System.