There has been several earthquakes in the SE region of the United States and the closet tectonic plate edge would be the Caribbean Plate, south of Florida. I'm aware that there are fault lines in the lithosphere and they don't destroy the lithosphere, but can a fault line create a tectonic plate?
My extent of science experiments is limited to 12th science, so excuse me if this is a dumb question.
Can Fault Lines Create Tectonic Plates?
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Re: Can Fault Lines Create Tectonic Plates?
Hello, although you have posed interesting questions, this forum is only for students in grades K-12 who are doing science projects. There are other more appropriate forums on the internet where you can find answers and discussion relating to your question. Thank you.