Global Plate Tectonic Maps
The world's lithospheric plates and their activity. For background knowledge, start with Plate Tectonics in a Nutshell.
Plates of the World
This U.S. Geological Survey map shows borders of the major lithospheric plates and some minor ones too.
This U.S. Geological Survey map shows borders of the major lithospheric plates and some minor ones too.
Plate Boundaries, Eastern Hemisphere
Plate boundaries shown according to their type: divergent, convergent, transform, or complex.
Plate boundaries shown according to their type: divergent, convergent, transform, or complex.
Plate Boundaries, Western Hemisphere
Plate boundaries shown according to their type: divergent, convergent, transform, or complex.
Plate boundaries shown according to their type: divergent, convergent, transform, or complex.
Plates with Topography, Eastern Hemisphere
The Asian half of the world in colored topography with plate boundaries superimposed.
The Asian half of the world in colored topography with plate boundaries superimposed.
Plates with Topography, Western Hemisphere
The Europe/Americas half of the world in colored topography with plate boundaries superimposed.
The Europe/Americas half of the world in colored topography with plate boundaries superimposed.
Current Plate Motions, Eastern Hemisphere
Velocities of the North and South American, Pacific, Nazca, Australian, Philippine and Antarctic plates.
Velocities of the North and South American, Pacific, Nazca, Australian, Philippine and Antarctic plates.
Current Plate Motions, Western Hemisphere
Velocities of the Eurasian, African, Indian and Arabian plates.
Velocities of the Eurasian, African, Indian and Arabian plates.
Tectonic Activity of the Last Million Years: Americas
Plate boundaries, volcanoes, trenches and faults for North and South America. Click through to see the whole world map.
Plate boundaries, volcanoes, trenches and faults for North and South America. Click through to see the whole world map.
Tectonic Activity of the Last Million Years: Europe/Africa
The same for Europe and Africa, with a bit of overlap with the Americas and the Asia/Australia maps.
The same for Europe and Africa, with a bit of overlap with the Americas and the Asia/Australia maps.
Tectonic Activity of the Last Million Years: Asia/Australia
The same for Asia and Australia.
The same for Asia and Australia.
Age of the Ocean Floor
The oceanic lithosphere is colored according to its age, as determined by its "magnetic stripes."
The oceanic lithosphere is colored according to its age, as determined by its "magnetic stripes."
This Dynamic Planet
A world map you can play with showing plates, craters, earthquakes and volcanoes.
A world map you can play with showing plates, craters, earthquakes and volcanoes.
World GPS Time Series
Horizontal velocities measured by GPS depict current motion of the Earth's tectonic plates and deformation in plate boundary zones. Presented by Michael Heflin of the SCIGN project.
Horizontal velocities measured by GPS depict current motion of the Earth's tectonic plates and deformation in plate boundary zones. Presented by Michael Heflin of the SCIGN project.