Whereas earthquakes along strike-slip boundaries like the San Andreas fault in California or divergent plate boundaries are typically limited to earthquakes less than 8.0M. All earthquakes ...

Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated in this feature. Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Divergent Boundary ...

At divergent boundaries in the oceans, magma from deep in the Earth's mantle rises toward the surface and pushes apart two or more plates. Mountains and volcanoes rise along the seam.