An earthquake occurring within one tectonic plate can trigger another earthquake at a distant plate boundary
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 78/100
Geophysical studies and recent observational models indicate that large earthquakes can dynamically trigger seismicity or stress changes across distant plate boundaries and intraplate regions.
Evidence for · 3
Putting faults in the northern Chilean subduction margin into motion: evidence for remote dynamic earthquake triggering on the plate interface and within the forearc
2024 · cited by 2
Paper 0 documents remote dynamic earthquake triggering both on the plate interface and within forearc regions.
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More for · 2
The Earth's "Long Chord" and "Lever": A Spatiotemporal Correlation Test for Cross-Scale Remote Earthquake Triggering
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 9 proposes and tests the Tripartite Spatiotemporal Triggering Hypothesis, validating cross-scale remote earthquake triggering across plate margins.
The Earth's "Long Chord" and "Lever": A Spatiotemporal Correlation Test for Cross-Scale Remote Earthquake Triggering
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 presents empirical evidence from global earthquake sequences supporting plate-margin stress transfer and remote triggering mechanisms.