Overview

• The Indian tectonic plate might be splitting beneath Tibet, leading to the delamination of its upper half.
• The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates is causing the Himalayas to grow and possibly splitting Tibet.
• The Indian plate is peeling apart, with its buoyant upper crust detaching from its dense bottom layer, creating a vertical split in the plate beneath Tibet.
• The 'slab tear' under Tibet could potentially drive hazardous earthquakes in the region.
• The findings could fundamentally change what we know about plate tectonics and their collisions.