Arabia–India–Somalia triple-plate region
E1000577
The Arabia–India–Somalia triple-plate region is a tectonically active junction in the northwestern Indian Ocean where the Arabian, Indian, and Somali plates meet and interact through complex spreading centers and transform faults.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Sea–Gulf of Aden–East African Rift triple junction | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plate boundary region
ⓘ
tectonic triple junction ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryProcess |
normal faulting
ⓘ
rifting ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
creation of new oceanic lithosphere
ⓘ
regional seismic hazard in surrounding margins ⓘ |
| hasGeodynamicSetting | oceanic triple junction ⓘ |
| hasPlateBoundaryType |
spreading center
ⓘ
transform fault ⓘ |
| hasRelativeMotionBetween |
Arabian Plate and Indian Plate
GENERATED
ⓘ
Arabian Plate and Somali Plate GENERATED ⓘ Indian Plate and Somali Plate GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTectonicFeature |
fracture zones
ⓘ
ridge–transform system ⓘ spreading ridge segments ⓘ |
| involvesTectonicPlate |
Arabian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
earthquake activity
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge processes ⓘ seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
complex plate interactions
ⓘ
oceanic crust formation ⓘ triple-junction kinematics ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Carlsberg Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Indian Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheba Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indian Ocean plate boundary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ western Indian Ocean tectonics ⓘ |
| isStudiedInField |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| isTectonically | active ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red Sea–Gulf of Aden–East African Rift triple junction