Plate Tectonics of the Mediterranean Region

• DOI: 10.1038/226239a0
• Publication Date: 2005-08-01T16:58:49Z
• Authors: D. P. MCKENZIE
• Keywords: Transform fault

The seismicity and fault plane solutions in the Mediterranean area show that two small rapidly moving plates exist in the Eastern Mediterranean, and such plates may be a common feature of contracting ocean basins. The results show that the concepts of plate tectonics apply to instantaneous motions across continental plate boundaries.