GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The grinding action between the plates at a transform plate boundary results in shallow earthquakes, large lateral displacement of rock, and a broad zone of crustal deformation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes at Transform Boundaries The largest earthquakes on transform boundaries are in the order of a magnitude (M) 8. The most well known transform fault in North America is the mighty San Andreas Fault, located between the North American and Pacific plates.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 80% of earthquakes occur where plates are pushed together, called convergent boundaries. Another form of convergent boundary is a collision where two continental plates meet head-on. Since neither plate is stronger than the other, they crumple and are pushed up.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary. A transform plate boundary divides two plates that are moving in opposite direction from each other. On land, transform faults are the site of massive earthquakes because they are where large slabs of lithosphere slide past each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth’s crust and cause the shaking that we feel.