Plate motion measured in centimeters per year 1.8 Eurasian plate _North American London 2.3 plate •Boston •Denver •Beijing 2.3 Delhi Mexico $42.5 Honolulu City African plate 10.8 7.0 Pacific plate 13.4 5:0 3.5 •Darwin South American plate 15.6- Australian-Indian plate 5.9 9.4) 1.4 7.2 7.5 5 centimeters per year Antarctic plate

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