Rivera Plate

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microplate tectonic plate

The Rivera Plate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of Mexico that interacts with the Pacific and North American Plates, contributing to regional seismic and volcanic activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf microplate ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ
associatedWith Colima Volcano ⓘ
surface form: Colima Volcanic Complex

earthquake activity in western Mexico ⓘ
volcanic arc of western Mexico ⓘ
borders Cocos Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
contributesTo regional seismic activity ⓘ
regional volcanic activity ⓘ
hasBoundaryType spreading ridge ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ
transform fault ⓘ
hasRelativeMotion generally northeastward ⓘ
influences hazard patterns of earthquakes in Colima region ⓘ
hazard patterns of earthquakes in Jalisco region ⓘ
tectonics of western Mexico ⓘ
interactsWith Cocos Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
isComposedOf oceanic lithosphere ⓘ
isConsidered one of the smaller oceanic plates ⓘ
isNamedAfter Rivera region off western Mexico ⓘ
isPartOf plate tectonic system of North America ⓘ
isSeparatedFrom Cocos Plate ⓘ
isSeparatedFromBy Rivera Transform Fault Zone ⓘ
Riviera Fracture Zone ⓘ
isSmallerThan Cocos Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
isSubductingBeneath North American Plate ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Mexico ⓘ
west coast of Mexico ⓘ
movesRelativeTo Cocos Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
near Colima Rift ⓘ
Jalisco Block ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Ocean basin
subductionZoneAssociatedWith Middle America Trench ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Cocos Plate → borders → Rivera Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate → boundedBy → Rivera Plate ⓘ
eastern Pacific Ocean → boundedBy → Rivera Plate ⓘ
Farallon Plate → hasRemnant → Rivera Plate ⓘ