Rivera Triple Junction region

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tectonic region triple junction

The Rivera Triple Junction region is a tectonically active area off the western coast of Mexico where three major lithospheric plates meet, contributing to complex seismic and volcanic activity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rivera Plate boundary zone 1
Rivera Triple Junction region canonical 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf tectonic region ⓘ
triple junction ⓘ
adjacentTo East Pacific Rise ⓘ
Middle America Trench ⓘ
Riviera Fracture Zone ⓘ
surface form: Rivera Fracture Zone
associatedWith spreading center ⓘ
subduction ⓘ
transform faulting ⓘ
contributesTo earthquake hazard in western Mexico ⓘ
volcanism in western Mexico ⓘ
countryOffWhoseCoastLocated Mexico ⓘ
formedByInteractionOf North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
Rivera Plate ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic activity ⓘ
hasCrustType oceanic crust ⓘ
hasGeologicalProcess plate convergence ⓘ
plate divergence ⓘ
strike-slip motion ⓘ
hasHazardType subduction earthquakes ⓘ
submarine landslides ⓘ
tsunami potential ⓘ
hasSeismicActivity high ⓘ
hasTectonicActivity high ⓘ
hasVolcanicActivity present ⓘ
isResearchFocusFor plate boundary dynamics ⓘ
seismic coupling at subduction zones ⓘ
triple junction kinematics ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Mexico ⓘ
western Mexico ⓘ
near North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
Rivera Plate ⓘ
oceanBasin eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf eastern Pacific tectonic system ⓘ
studiedInField marine geology ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
tectonicSetting plate boundary triple junction ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

North American plate boundary system → hasPart → Rivera Triple Junction region ⓘ
Rivera Transform Fault Zone → partOf → Rivera Triple Junction region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rivera Plate boundary zone