🌍 Plate Tectonics

Convergent · Divergent · Transform boundaries · Subduction · Mid-ocean ridges · Earthquakes

Boundary Type

Plate Speed — 2 cm/yr Simulation Speed — 1×

Stats

Time elapsed0 Myr

Earthquakes0

Seafloor spread0 km

Mountain height0 km

Subducted crust0 km

Continental crust

Oceanic crust

Magma / Volcano

Earthquake

Mantle

About

Select a boundary type above to begin. The simulation shows a cross-sectional view of two tectonic plates and the geological features that form at their boundary.