Tectonics

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Caribben and north American plates
Montserrat
1 of 23
killed 19 people
Montserrat
2 of 23
andesitic lava
montserrat
3 of 23
pyroclastic flow and volcanic bombs
montserrat
4 of 23
magnitude 9.1
indian ocean earthquake
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India and Burma plates
indian ocean earthquake
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30km focus
indian ocean earthquake
7 of 23
killed 230000 people
indian ocean eq
8 of 23
on mid-atlantic ridge on OFZ
iceland
9 of 23
surrounded by submarine volcanic islands
iceland
10 of 23
North american and eurasian plate moving apart at 5cm per year
iceland
11 of 23
ash cloud 11000 metres
iceland
12 of 23
worst eruption for 25 years
nyiragongo
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basaltic lava travlling 60 km ph
nyiragongo
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no pressure to less explosive
myiragongo
15 of 23
magnitude 7
haiti
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13km under surface
haiti
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North american and caribbean
haiti
18 of 23
fault locked for 250 years
haiti
19 of 23
magnitude 6.7
la
20 of 23
deep thrust fault
la
21 of 23
pacific (6cm) north america (1cm)
la
22 of 23
emperor chain over 70 million years
hawaii
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killed 19 people

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montserrat

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montserrat

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indian ocean earthquake

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