Arabian Plate and Indian Plate

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The Arabian Plate and Indian Plate are two major tectonic plates in the Eastern Hemisphere whose interaction shapes the geology and seismic activity of regions including the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and surrounding landmasses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tectonic plate
tectonic plate
adjacentTo Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
associatedWith Carlsberg Ridge
Central Indian Ridge
Gulf of Aden spreading center
Red Sea spreading center
averageVelocity about 2–3 cm per year
about 4–5 cm per year
borders African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indian Plate
linked to: India Plate
boundedBy Gulf of Aden Ridge
Himalayan Front
linked to: Himalayan front

Mid-Indian Ridge
Ninety East Ridge
linked to: Ninetyeast Ridge

Red Sea Rift
Zagros Thrust Belt
causes seismic activity in Himalayan region
seismic activity in Zagros region
contributesTo seismic hazard in Middle East
seismic hazard in South Asia
influences geology of Arabian Peninsula
geology of Indian subcontinent
interactsWith Arabian Plate
Indian Plate
linked to: India Plate
locatedIn Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
meets Indian Plate in Arabian Sea region
motionDirection north-northeastward
northward
motionType convergent toward Eurasian Plate
convergent toward Eurasian Plate
movesRelativeTo Eurasian Plate
Eurasian Plate
overlies upper mantle
upper mantle
partOf lithosphere
lithosphere
subductsBeneath Burmese microplate at Sunda Arc region
linked to: Burma Plate

Eurasian Plate along Himalayan arc
underthrusts Eurasian Plate at Himalayas
Eurasian Plate at Zagros Mountains

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Owen Fracture Zone marksBoundaryBetween Arabian Plate and Indian Plate
Carlsberg Ridge relativeMotionBetween Arabian Plate and Indian Plate
Arabia–India–Somalia triple-plate region hasRelativeMotionBetween Arabian Plate and Somali Plate
linked to: Arabian Plate and Indian Plate