I had a look at the site of Veðurstofa Íslands (Met Office) and saw a good example of earthquakes lined up in a familiar way.
As the tectonic framework is mainly derived from mantle currents, the alignment of earthquakes can sometimes be calculated:
I have inserted the formula for the convection cell alignment and the relevant line for the direction. Sure it fits!
Published by Steingrimur Thorbjarnarson
I am a geologist, graduated from the University of Iceland, and taught geology for a few years. I have gained some knowledge about Earth's inner structure, so I provide this website as my contribution to answer one of the greatest questions remaining within the realm of geoscience. Experiments show that the mantle should form convection rolls when close to the melting point. I took this literally, and calculated the dimensions and shape of these mantle convection rolls. Then I compare that model with the surface. This makes it possible to provide many interesting examples about geology found on my blog.
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