tectonic

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In general, earthquakes are caused by the tectonic plates that make up the earth moving and rubbing together.

From BBC

"These variations help us better interpret Greenland's tectonic history and the influence of this history on the geophysical properties of the underlying rocks."

From Science Daily

Thanks to their location close to tectonic plate fault lines, South Pacific islands are surrounded by potentially enormous mineral deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, critics selected music that shifted the tectonic plates of pop...

From BBC

Each configuration seems contingent, not fixed, as if in a process of perpetual transition driven by some invisible force—tectonic restlessness or a growth hormone, say.

From The Wall Street Journal