Arabian Plate and Indian Plate

E1000574

tectonic plate

The Arabian Plate and Indian Plate are two major tectonic plates in the Eastern Hemisphere whose interaction shapes the geology and seismic activity of regions including the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and surrounding landmasses.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Arabian Plate and Indian Plate canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tectonic plate ⓘ tectonic plate ⓘ
adjacentTo	Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Carlsberg Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Indian Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Aden spreading center NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea spreading center NERFINISHED ⓘ
averageVelocity	about 2–3 cm per year ⓘ about 4–5 cm per year ⓘ
borders	African Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Antarctic Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
boundedBy	Gulf of Aden Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayan Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Indian Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninety East Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagros Thrust Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
causes	seismic activity in Himalayan region ⓘ seismic activity in Zagros region ⓘ
contributesTo	seismic hazard in Middle East ⓘ seismic hazard in South Asia ⓘ
influences	geology of Arabian Peninsula ⓘ geology of Indian subcontinent ⓘ
interactsWith	Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
meets	Indian Plate in Arabian Sea region ⓘ
motionDirection	north-northeastward ⓘ northward ⓘ
motionType	convergent toward Eurasian Plate ⓘ convergent toward Eurasian Plate ⓘ
movesRelativeTo	Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies	upper mantle ⓘ upper mantle ⓘ
partOf	lithosphere ⓘ lithosphere ⓘ
subductsBeneath	Burmese microplate at Sunda Arc region NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate along Himalayan arc ⓘ
underthrusts	Eurasian Plate at Himalayas ⓘ Eurasian Plate at Zagros Mountains ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Owen Fracture Zone → marksBoundaryBetween → Arabian Plate and Indian Plate ⓘ

Carlsberg Ridge → relativeMotionBetween → Arabian Plate and Indian Plate ⓘ