5) If the earthquake occurred along the divergent boundary shown below, what would the fault look like?  Choose from the block diagrams shown to the right of the map.   1) A 2) B 3) C

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5) If the earthquake occurred along the divergent boundary shown below, what would the fault look like?  Choose from the block diagrams shown to the right of the map.

 
1) A
2) B
3) C
А.
300 km
70
60
NORTH AMERICAN PLATE
Cuba
-20
20
Hispanio
Jamaica
CARIBBEAN PLATE
15-
Ba
В.
10
10-
COCO
SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE
70
PLATE
60
Recent Earthquakes
Epicenters, Depths < 60 km, M > 3.5, January, 1967 to April, 1999 (USGS)
Sources for Shallow Earthquakes
Recent volcanic eruptions in the eastem Carbbean, from north to south:
Soufriere Hills, Montsenat (1995-1998)
Soufriere, Guacdalupe (1976-1977)
Mount Pelee, Martinique (1902, 1929)
Soufriere, St. Vincent (1902, 1971-1979)
Kick-em Jenny, Grenada (submarine)
С.
Convergent plate boundary
Transform plate boundary
+ Divergent plate boundary
Transcribed Image Text:А. 300 km 70 60 NORTH AMERICAN PLATE Cuba -20 20 Hispanio Jamaica CARIBBEAN PLATE 15- Ba В. 10 10- COCO SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE 70 PLATE 60 Recent Earthquakes Epicenters, Depths < 60 km, M > 3.5, January, 1967 to April, 1999 (USGS) Sources for Shallow Earthquakes Recent volcanic eruptions in the eastem Carbbean, from north to south: Soufriere Hills, Montsenat (1995-1998) Soufriere, Guacdalupe (1976-1977) Mount Pelee, Martinique (1902, 1929) Soufriere, St. Vincent (1902, 1971-1979) Kick-em Jenny, Grenada (submarine) С. Convergent plate boundary Transform plate boundary + Divergent plate boundary
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