Talk:Molucca Sea Plate

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Suggested Article Revisions

 * Under "Contents," add headings for and corresponding information pertaining to "History," "Geology," and perhaps "Tectonic Activity (Earthquakes)"
 * Article needs more citations pertaining to existing facts/information, and more references regarding subject matter
 * Add a "snapshot" of information regarding the Molucca Sea Plate, including, dimensions (length, width, density), geology, location, and coordinates of the plate

Jalyn Buckley (talk) 06:10, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

map triangle diverging slope are upside down
Thanks for this very clear article. Got a good idea about what is happening here. One thing went wrong though, the triangles of het map show the Sangihe and Halmahera plate diving under the Molucca Sea plate (normal convention is points are toward the dipping direction), whereas the article clearly shows it is the other way around. So the triangles should be pointed the other way around. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Codiv (talk • contribs) 11:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)


 * The triangles are exactly the same in original map from the source (Figure 1 in Zhang et al. 2017) that this map was taken from. Comparing it with another figure in the same paper (Figure 3) the triangles on the marked trenches show triangles on the other sides, suggesting that this is a simple map error that has been repeated in the map used in this article. Alternatively, the marked "trenches" are in this case just thrust faults. I lean towards the first explanation, but, without contacting the original paper's authors, it's hard to be certain. Mikenorton (talk) 19:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)