Indo-Australian Plate

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The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate comprising the Indian and Australian regions that drives significant geological activity, including earthquakes and mountain building, across the Indian Ocean and surrounding areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lithospheric plate
major tectonic plate
tectonic plate
ageRange Mesozoic to Cenozoic oceanic crust
associatedWith Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt
Himalayan orogeny
Indian Ocean seismicity
Java Trench
Sumatra subduction zone
causedEvent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2012 Indian Ocean intraplate earthquakes
collidesWith Eurasian Plate in the Himalaya region
crustType continental crust
oceanic crust
drivesProcess earthquakes
mountain building
seafloor spreading
subduction
volcanism
extendsUnder Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
parts of the Southern Ocean
hasBoundaryType convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
hasBoundaryWith African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Caroline Plate
Eurasian Plate
Nazca Plate
Pacific Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Scotia Plate
hasInternalDeformation yes
includesRegion Australia
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

New Guinea region
linked to: New Guinea

parts of Southeast Asia
parts of the Indian Ocean floor
locatedIn Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
mayBeSplittingInto Australian Plate
Indian Plate
motionDirection northeastward
northward
motionSpeed about 5 to 7 centimeters per year
movesRelativeTo Antarctic Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
overrides Indian Ocean mantle
partOf Earth lithosphere
subductsBeneath Eurasian Plate along the Sunda Trench
Pacific Plate in some regions
supportsLandmass Australian continent
linked to: Australia

Indian Peninsula
parts of Southeast Asian islands
thoughtToBe composite of Indian Plate and Australian Plate

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Pacific Ocean hasTectonicBoundary Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Ring of Fire associatedWith Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate boundedBy Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate movesRelativeTo Indo-Australian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate mayBeSplittingInto Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate mayBeSplittingInto Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Ring of Fire associatedWith Indo-Australian Plate
Tonga Trench associatedWithPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Tonga Trench associatedWithPlate Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate hasBoundaryWith Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate interactsWith Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate movesRelativeTo Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Antarctic Plate borders Indo-Australian Plate
Antarctic Plate separatedFrom Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Southwest Indian Ridge separates Indo-Australian Plate
African Plate boundedBy Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Krakatoa subductingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Mount Tambora formedBySubductionOf Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
New Guinea locatedOnTectonicPlate Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Caroline Plate interactsWith Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Himalayan orogeny affects Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Sumatra subduction zone subducts Indo-Australian Plate
Sumatra subduction zone subducts Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Java Trench subductingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Java Trench plateBoundaryBetween Indo-Australian Plate
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami plateInvolved Indian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Tonga–Kermadec Arc overridingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Tonga–Kermadec Arc overridingPlate Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
New Zealand volcanic zones associatedWithPlate Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Horizon Deep tectonicPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Tonga-Kermadec subduction system underlies Indo-Australian Plate
Kermadec Trench plateBoundaryBetween Indo-Australian Plate
Sunda Trench plateSubducting Indo-Australian Plate
breakup of Gondwana resultsIn Indo-Australian Plate
breakup of Gondwana resultsIn Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Southeast Indian Ridge separates Australian Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Kermadec Islands onTectonicPlateBoundary Indo-Australian Plate
Central Indian Ridge separates Indo-Australian Plate
Indian Ocean Ridge system separates Indo-Australian Plate
Arakan Mountains geologicalProvince Indo-Australian Plate margin
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Tasman Basin tectonicPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Sunda Arc subductingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Mount Agung tectonicPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Samalas volcano subductionOf Australian Plate beneath Sunda Plate
linked to: Indo-Australian Plate
Mount Yasur locatedOn Indo-Australian Plate
Fiji Basin isAssociatedWith Indo-Australian Plate
Lau Basin associatedWith Indo-Australian Plate
2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake involvedPlate Indo-Australian Plate
Sunda subduction system subducts Indo-Australian Plate