Philippine subduction system

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The Philippine subduction system is a complex convergent plate boundary zone around the Philippine Sea Plate, characterized by multiple trenches, active subduction, frequent earthquakes, and volcanism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convergent plate boundary ⓘ
subduction system ⓘ
tectonic plate boundary zone ⓘ
adjacentTo Eurasian Plate margin ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
Sunda Plate margin ⓘ
linked to: Sunda Plate
associatedWith Luzon volcanic arc ⓘ
linked to: Luzon Volcanic Arc

Mindanao volcanic arc ⓘ
Philippine volcanic arc ⓘ
associatedWithPlate Eurasian Plate ⓘ
Philippine Mobile Belt ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
Sunda Plate ⓘ
causes arc volcanism in the Philippines ⓘ
megathrust earthquakes ⓘ
tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ
characterizedBy active subduction ⓘ
active volcanism ⓘ
frequent earthquakes ⓘ
multiple oceanic trenches ⓘ
controls distribution of active volcanoes in the Philippines ⓘ
seismicity pattern around the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
drives orogenesis in the Philippine Mobile Belt ⓘ
geodynamicRole accommodates convergence between Philippine Sea Plate and surrounding plates ⓘ
contributes to growth and modification of the Philippine island arc crust ⓘ
hasProcess arc–continent collision in some segments ⓘ
slab rollback in some segments ⓘ
hazardType seismic hazard ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ
volcanic hazard ⓘ
includesFeature Cotabato Trench ⓘ
East Luzon Trough ⓘ
Manila Trench ⓘ
Negros Trench ⓘ
Philippine Fault Zone ⓘ
Philippine Mobile Belt ⓘ
Philippine Trench ⓘ
Sulu Trench ⓘ
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
movementType convergence ⓘ
subduction of oceanic lithosphere ⓘ
region Philippine region ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedTo Philippine archipelago formation ⓘ
Philippine island arc ⓘ
tectonicSetting convergent margin ⓘ
island arc system ⓘ

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East Luzon Trough → isPartOf → Philippine subduction system ⓘ
East Philippine Basin → isOlderThan → Philippine Sea Plate back-arc basins ⓘ
linked to: Philippine subduction system