Afghanistan and its Tectonic Plates

 Afghanistan lies on the borders of the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate. Afghanistan also sees activity from the southwest at the Arabian plate. These three tectonic plates extend hundreds of kilometers from the south, to the west, and to the east. I found it very cool that Afghanistan borders three tectonic plates I have never seen that before.



https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1264/pdf/OFR-1264.pdf  

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  1. Cameron SpadafinaSeptember 3, 2023 at 2:02 PM

    Hey Nick thanks for sharing your post about afghanistan! it was very informative and I had not known the answers to this. Your picture really helped put it in perspective! thanks for sharing!

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  2. Ana GGSeptember 3, 2023 at 3:41 PM

    Interesting tectonic set up (thank you for the image)!- Looking forward to what you'll learn about tis seismicity next week!

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  3. Bianca AleSeptember 3, 2023 at 11:56 PM

    Hey, Nick! Thanks for sharing! I knew nothing about Afghanistan and its tectonic plate boundaries! The imagery really helped me understand the material and info you put together.

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  4. Nate OlivasSeptember 3, 2023 at 11:57 PM

    Hey Nick, that's crazy that Afghanistan is so close to not only one, but three tectonic plates! can't even begin to imagine what would happen if all three of them decided to dramatically shift at once.

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