GPS—Measuring Plate Motion - IRIS Consortium

Before GPS how did we know the plates were moving? Figure 2: Plate velocities from Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) A.)LEFT—Map of the western U.S. shows movement across the San Andreas fault zone in California (Red arrows indicate direction and rate of relative motion; yellow lines = active faults) .

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