Jalisco Block

E125739

geologic structure tectonic microplate

The Jalisco Block is a tectonic microplate in western Mexico that plays a key role in the region’s complex plate interactions and seismic activity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Jalisco Block canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic structure ⓘ tectonic microplate ⓘ
associatedWith	Colima Volcano ⓘ surface form: Colima volcanic complex Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (western segment) seismic activity in western Mexico ⓘ subduction processes along the Middle America Trench ⓘ volcanism in western Mexico ⓘ
boundedBy	Banderas Rift ⓘ Cocos Plate ⓘ Colima Rift ⓘ Middle America Trench ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ Rivera Plate ⓘ Colima Rift ⓘ surface form: Tepic–Zacoalco Rift
country	Mexico ⓘ
geologicalAge	Cenozoic ⓘ
hasHazardRelevance	strong ground shaking in coastal western Mexico ⓘ tsunami potential from subduction earthquakes ⓘ
hasProcess	block rotation relative to surrounding plates ⓘ crustal extension in associated rift zones ⓘ
hasTectonicRole	accommodates complex plate interactions in western Mexico ⓘ influences regional seismicity ⓘ
influences	earthquake hazard in western Mexico ⓘ regional stress field in western Mexico ⓘ tectonic deformation of the Mexican Pacific margin ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ western Mexico ⓘ
namedAfter	Jalisco ⓘ
near	Cocos Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ Rivera Plate ⓘ
overlies	subducting Cocos Plate ⓘ subducting Rivera Plate ⓘ
partOf	Pacific–North American plate boundary system ⓘ surface form: North American plate boundary region
playsKeyRoleIn	interaction between Cocos Plate and North American Plate ⓘ interaction between Rivera Plate and North American Plate ⓘ partitioning of deformation along the Middle America Trench ⓘ
regionIncludes	Colima ⓘ Jalisco ⓘ Nayarit ⓘ
researchTopicOf	plate boundary dynamics in the Mexican Pacific margin ⓘ seismotectonic studies in Mexico ⓘ
tectonicSetting	back-arc region of the Middle America Trench ⓘ subduction zone margin ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Rivera Plate → near → Jalisco Block ⓘ

Colima Rift → nearbyGeologicRegion → Jalisco Block ⓘ