geological event
C4521
concept
A geological event is a natural occurrence resulting from Earth’s internal or surface processes, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, or tectonic shifts, that alters the planet’s physical structure or landscape.
Aliases (3)
- geological process ×3
- tectonic event ×2
- plate tectonic event ×1
Instances (11)
- Appalachian orogeny
- Caledonian orogeny
- Himalayan orogeny ("geological process")
- Andean orogeny ("geological process")
- breakup of Gondwana ("tectonic event")
- Taconic orogeny
- closure of Iapetus Ocean ("tectonic event")
- Acadian orogeny
- Variscan orogeny