tectonic
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To investigate what the region may have looked like hundreds of millions of years ago, the team combined reconstructions of plate tectonic movements with data showing how landscapes evolve through time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity, lying along the meeting point of three major tectonic plates.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Geologists have determined the sounds are from shifting tectonic plates, creating underground rumblings that are amplified by the topography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Although GPS satellites are U.S.-owned military hardware, the reference frame relies on an international patchwork of aging radio-telescopes staring at quasars, laser-ranging stations and physical ground markers anchored to shifting tectonic plates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Tokyo stands on the boundary of three tectonic plates in a country already well known for its seismic instability.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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