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Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

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According to Ecuador's emergency response agency, the tremor left at least 32 people injured, destroyed 179 homes, and ...

Plate tectonics (from the Greek τέκτων ... and oceanic trench formation occur along plate boundaries. The lateral movement of the plates is typically at speeds of 50–100 mm annually.

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