Click anywhere in the section to inspect it. Space = play/pause · R = reset · 1/2/3 = boundary type.

Plate TectonicsSide view of a plate boundary — 2000 km wide, 700 km deep

Boundary type

Convergence

Slab dip

Locked friction

Speed

mean 0 MPapeak 0 MPaloaded 0%

Waiting for the first earthquake…

Click a point in the cross-section to see its rock type, depth, temperature, pressure and what is happening there.