New Britain subduction zone
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The New Britain subduction zone is a highly active convergent plate boundary north of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea, known for intense seismicity and volcanism along the Bismarck Sea region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bismarck Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Britain Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
crustal deformation in New Britain region
ⓘ
uplift of volcanic islands ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active volcanism
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arc volcanism ⓘ frequent large earthquakes ⓘ intense seismicity ⓘ |
| forms | New Britain volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedStructure |
back-arc region
ⓘ
forearc region ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep-focus earthquakes
ⓘ
intermediate-depth earthquakes ⓘ shallow megathrust interface ⓘ |
| hasGeodynamicRole | accommodates convergence between Pacific and Australian plates ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
megathrust earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalExpression | oceanic trench ⓘ |
| hasProcess | subduction of oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| hasRelativeMotionType | convergence GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
regional tsunami hazard for Papua New Guinea coasts
ⓘ
strong ground shaking in New Britain and surrounding islands ⓘ |
| hasSeismicityLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting | oceanic-oceanic convergence ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicActivityLevel | high ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bismarck Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melanesia ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | New Britain Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bismarck Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Britain Island NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
plate tectonics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicallyLinkedTo |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bismarck microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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