Week2 Indian tectonic plates

 India's Tectonic Plates


The Indian tectonic plate is located in the north east hemisphere. And bounded with four major tectonic plates. North of the Indian plate is the Eurasian plate, to the south east, And Australian plate, to the south west, as well as the African plate and to the west the Arabian plate. 
As the Indian plate is still active today and drifts at a velocity of about 5 cm per year, earthquakes occur in the northern part of the plate. Low to five magnitude earthquakes were registered in the urban areas of India, the largest recorded earthquake occurred near New Delhi in 1950 and had a magnitude of 8.5. Over 65 % of the country is prone to earthquakes of a Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale level of VII or more. The Himalayan region is prone to disasters like earthquakes and landslides, while the plain mostly is affected by floods almost every year. The desert region is affected by droughts and famine, while the coastal zone is susceptible to cyclones and storms. The Indian plate boundary is a convergent plate lies between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate forming towering mountain ranges, like the Himalaya, as Earth's crust gets crumpled and pushed upward. The Himalayan area, where the Indian Plate is moving against the Eurasian Plate, is a seismically very active area. The geo-tectonic features of the Himalayan region and adjacent alluvial plains make the region susceptible to earthquakes, landslides, water erosion, and other natural hazards.






REFERENCES



https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-11697-w#:~:text=The%20India%20plate%20borders%20the,plates%20to%20the%20south%20(Fig.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Plate

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2023 at 8:43 PM

    Very interesting blog you have typed about the India's Tectonic Plate. I did not know that a lot of these disasters happened in those areas. Very good blog, Angie. Keep up the good work.

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  2. Itzani NietoFebruary 5, 2023 at 10:13 PM

    I like the description in your blog, its so informational. I as well was not aware of the disasters that took place in India.

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  3. Audra CorralesFebruary 5, 2023 at 11:31 PM

    Amazing work! I love how descriptive you got with describing the tectonic plates.

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