Gorda Plate

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oceanic plate tectonic plate

The Gorda Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of northern California that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.

Aliases (2)

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic plate → tectonic plate →
associatedWith	Cascadia megathrust → tsunami hazard along northern California coast →
bordersWith	Explorer Plate → Juan de Fuca Plate → North American Plate → Pacific Plate →
boundaryTypeWithNorthAmericanPlate	convergent boundary →
boundaryTypeWithPacificPlate	transform boundary →
crustType	oceanic crust →
formsPartOf	Cascadia subduction zone →
hasApproximateLocation	offshore of Cape Mendocino →
influences	seismicity of northern California → seismicity of southern Oregon →
isConsidered	one of the smallest major tectonic plates →
isDeformingInternally	true →
isSegmentOf	Farallon Plate remnant →
isSiteOf	frequent earthquakes → intense intraplate deformation → strike-slip earthquakes → thrust earthquakes →
isStudiedIn	marine geology → plate tectonics → seismology →
isYoungerRemnantOf	Farallon Plate →
lithosphereType	oceanic lithosphere →
locatedIn	northeast Pacific Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	northern California →
meetsPacificAndNorthAmericanPlatesAt	Mendocino Triple Junction →
movementDirection	east-northeast →
movementType	oblique convergence →
northernBoundaryFeature	Blanco Fracture Zone →
partOf	Earth → Juan de Fuca–Gorda plate system → North American plate boundary system →
southernBoundaryFeature	Mendocino Fracture Zone →
subductsAt	Cascadia subduction zone →
subductsBeneath	North American Plate →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gorda Plate ("Juan de Fuca–Gorda plate system") → Gorda Ridge →	partOf
Juan de Fuca Ridge →	associatedWith
Juan de Fuca Plate →	borders
Explorer Plate →	bordersWith
Farallon Plate →	hasRemnant
North American plate boundary system →	interactsWith
Gorda Ridge ("Gorda–Juan de Fuca–Explorer plate system") →	isPartOfMicroplateSystem
Mendocino Fracture Zone →	near
Gorda Ridge →	separates
Cascade Volcanic Arc →	subductionOf
Cape Mendocino →	tectonicPlateBoundary
Cascadia Subduction Zone →	tectonicPlateSubducting