the state of hawai'i is located on the mauna loa tectonic plate.
the state of hawai'i is located on which tectonic plate?
mauna loa
pacific plate





























the pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the pacific ocean. at , it is the largest tectonic plate.





























the pacific plate contains an interior hot spot forming the hawaiian islands.





























hillis and müller are reported to consider the bird's head plate to be moving in unison with the pacific plate. bird considers them to be unconnected.





























section::::boundaries.
pacific plate
section::::tectonic plate boundaries.:transform plate boundary.





























a transform-fault boundary, or simply a transform boundary is where two plates will slide past each other, and the irregular pattern of their edges may catch on each other. the lithosphere is neither added to from the asthenosphere nor is it destroyed as in convergent plate action. for example, along the san andreas fault strike-slip fault zone, the pacific tectonic plate has been moving along at about 5 cm/yr in a northwesterly direction, whereas the north american plate is moving south-easterly.





























section::::tectonic plate boundaries.:divergent plate boundary.
submarine earthquake