Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor, plates ... movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move ...

Magnitude Scale: The Richter scale is commonly used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. A 1.8-magnitude quake is considered minor, typically causing little to no damage. For instance, while a ...

Most are minor. The Earth's surface is made up of ... A short animation for KS2 pupils on the movement of Earth's tectonic plates - the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes - and what can be done ...

Malaysia is not situated along the collision zone of major tectonic plates, but several minor tremors have been recorded in ...