List of Tectonic Plate Interactions - Transform Boundaries

Transform Boundaries

  • The San Andreas Fault in California is an active transform boundary. The Pacific Plate (carrying the city of Los Angeles) is moving northwards with respect to the North American Plate.
  • The Queen Charlotte Fault on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America
  • The Motagua Fault, which crosses through Guatemala, is a transform boundary between the southern edge of the North American Plate and the northern edge of the Caribbean Plate.
  • New Zealand's Alpine Fault is another active transform boundary.
  • The Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault which runs through the Jordan River Valley in the Middle East.

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