Meanwhile the eastern edge of the Indo-Australian plate continues to rise as shown by this recent IRIS map where earthquakes are along this plate border as well as the spine of the s American Andes.

Meanwhile, the eastern edge of the Indo-Australian plate continues to rise, as shown by this recent IRIS map where earthquakes are along this plate border as well as the spine of the s American Andes.

The tilting of the Indo-Australian Plate is logically the first move during the compression of the Pacific because to drive India under the Himalayas takes more force.