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Minor plate that separated from Gondwana

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Indian plate: Minor plate that separated from Gondwana
The Indian plate is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, the Indian plate broke away from the other fragments of Gondwana 100 million years ago and began moving north, carrying Insular India with it. It was once fused with the adjacent Australian plate to form a single Indo-Australian plate; recent studies suggest that India and Australia have been separate plates for at least 3 million years. The Indian plate includes most of modern South Asia and a portion of the basin under the Indian Ocean, including parts of South China, western Indonesia, and extending up to but not including Ladakh, Kohistan, and Balochistan in Pakistan.

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Myanmar Thailand Earthquake: Why Myanmar region is vulnerable to deadly seismic events | Explained [Video]

Myanmar Thailand Earthquake: Why Myanmar region is vulnerable to deadly seismic events | Explained

Myanmar Thailand Earthquake: Myanmar's vulnerability to earthquakes stems from the Sagaing Fault, a tectonic boundary between the Indian Plate and the Burma microplate. With a slip rate of up to 18 mm..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:30Published

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