Rivera microplate
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The Rivera microplate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of Mexico, bounded by major fault zones and spreading centers where it interacts with the Pacific and North American plates.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithospheric plate
ⓘ
tectonic microplate ⓘ |
| approximateArea | ~100000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colima Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colima Volcanic Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Jalisco Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Pacific Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle America Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivera Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivera Transform Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamayo Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | earthquakes off the coast of western Mexico ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
spreading ridge
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Manzanillo, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Colima, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalisco, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ west coast of Mexico ⓘ |
| motionType | northwestward ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rivera Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivera Plate–Cocos Plate–Pacific Plate triple junction region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateType | oceanic plate ⓘ |
| relativeMotionToCocosPlate | divergent ⓘ |
| relativeMotionToNorthAmericanPlate | convergent ⓘ |
| relativeMotionToPacificPlate | divergent ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationMechanism | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| spreadingCenter |
East Pacific Rise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivera Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| subductionZone | Rivera segment of the Middle America Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subductsBeneath | North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
oceanic-continental plate boundary
ⓘ
oceanic-oceanic plate boundary ⓘ subduction zone margin ⓘ |
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