MID-OCEAN RIDGE EARTHQUAKES
SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES – AT DEPTHS LESS THAN 70 KM – AT MID-OCEAN RIDGES AND NEARBY TRANSFORMS REFLECT THE CREATION OF THE LITHOSPHERE AS THE PLATES MOVE APART, CAUSING A RIFT VALLEY
(Press & Siever)
MID-OCEAN RIDGE EARTHQUAKES
SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES – AT DEPTHS LESS THAN 70 KM – AT MID-OCEAN RIDGES AND NEARBY TRANSFORMS REFLECT THE CREATION OF THE LITHOSPHERE AS THE PLATES MOVE APART, CAUSING A RIFT VALLEY
(Press & Siever)