Week 2 - Tectonic Plates and Bahrain

 After completing week 2, I now have a fuller image on plate tectonics and where they are located. Moreover, I am now more knowledgeable on the relationship of the plate tectonics and the natural disasters that occur.

After viewing the plate tectonic map and where all of the worlds plates are located I found that my country, Bahrain, is not located near many of the main plates. However, just across the Persian Gulf I discovered a convergent zone lies on the west coast of Iran. This convergent zone is the result of two or more lithospheric plates that collide causing one of the plates to submerge under the other. After this process occurs, there are several earthquakes that are produced due to the significant collision. 

Other than the convergent zone in western Iran, Bahrain is many miles away from the large or main tectonic plates. The country remains numerous miles north of the Indian and Arabian Plate. However, Bahrain may still get smaller or more minuscule earthquakes from the result of convergent zone.

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References: 

https://gulfnews.com/world/plate-tectonics-and-major-earthquakes-in-2010-1.592056

Comments

  1. Ana GGSeptember 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM

    Very nice tectonic setting reflection.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2022 at 3:19 PM

    Hi Logan, great post! you had lots of good details and I really enjoyed learning of Bahrains location compared to plate boundaries. Bahrain is lucky to be in a relatively safe/ not active area. Do you know when your country was most recently effected by an earthquake?

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