The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise

Spain and Portugal are taking a turn. The Iberian Peninsula sits on a boundary between two large tectonic plates that are being stressed by a variety of forces, and because of this, the peninsula is turning clockwise very slowly. A noticeable shift of the land is still far off, but understanding the dynamics can help us even today.

Turning point

Using earthquake records and satellite observations, scientists were able to match patterns of earthquake stress with estimates of strain...