USGS: Science Topics: tectonophysics

Science Topics

Tectonophysics

Branch of geophysics concerned with the structural forces affecting the deformation, uplift, and movement of the earth's crust.

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San Andreas Fault [New Window]: Online booklet on the San Andreas fault system on the California coastal region with discussion of faults, relationship of faults and earthquakes, magnitude of earthquakes, and earthquake probability.
This dynamic Earth: the story of plate tectonics [New Window]: Online booklet giving an introduction to the concept of plate tectonics and complements the information on the map This Dynamic Planet published in 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Smithsonian Institution.
This dynamic planet: World map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics [New Window]: Online world map with booklet (PDF format) giving an account of plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquake activity, and impact craters.

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