As subducting plates reach the base of the upper mantle, some appear to flatten and
stagnate, while others seemingly go through unimpeded. This variable resistance to slab …

A compilation of earthquake focal mechanism solutions together with the interpretation of
inclined, intermediate‐depth seismic zones, Neogene strike‐slip faults, fault‐controlled …

We determine best-fitting Euler vectors, closure-fitting Euler vectors, and a new global model
(NUVEL-1) describing the geologically current motion between 12 assumed-rigid plates by …

We investigate the distribution of focal depths for earthquakes that do not appear to be
associated with zones of recent subduction, using both new results from analyses of …

In this paper we present a global model (GSRM-1) of both horizontal velocities on the Earth's
surface and horizontal strain rates for almost all deforming plate boundary zones. A model …

We compile a worldwide catalog of shallow (depth< 70 km) and large (Ms≥ 7) earthquakes
recorded between 1900 and 1989. The catalog is shown to be complete and uniform at the …

The descending plate and overriding block in a subduction zone are analogous to the guide
surface and slide block in a slipper bearing, and subducted sediment is analogous to the …

Earthquakes do not extend updip along the plate interface at most subduction zones all of
the way to the plate boundary at the trench axis or deformation front. Rather, the shallowest …

The Caribbean plate and its boundaries with north and south America, marked by
subduction and large intra‐arc strike‐slip faults, are a natural laboratory for the study of …

The direction and rate of movement of the Caribbean plate with respect to North America are
determined from the slip vectors of shallow earthquakes and from the configuration of …