Plate tectonics of the Mediterranean region.

作者: D. P. MCKENZIE

DOI: 10.1038/226239A0

关键词: Hellenic arcConvergent boundaryFeature (archaeology)Plate tectonicsOceanic basinMediterranean climateInduced seismicityPaleontologyGeologyEastern mediterranean

摘要: The seismicity and fault plane solutions in the Mediterranean area show that two small rapidly moving plates exist Eastern Mediterranean, such may be a common feature of contracting ocean basins. results concepts plate tectonics apply to instantaneous motions across continental boundaries.

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