Philippine Sea Plate

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oceanic plate tectonic plate

The Philippine Sea Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate in the western Pacific whose complex subduction zones and boundaries contribute significantly to the intense seismic and volcanic activity of the region.

Aliases (7)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic plate → tectonic plate →
associatedWith	Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system → Japanese Archipelago → Mariana Arc → Philippine Archipelago → Ryukyu Arc →
borders	Amur Plate → Bird’s Head Plate → Caroline Plate → Eurasian Plate → Okhotsk Plate → Okinawa Plate → Pacific Plate → Philippine Mobile Belt → Sunda Plate → Yangtze Plate →
causes	arc volcanism in the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc → arc volcanism in the Ryukyu Arc → earthquakes in Japan → earthquakes in the Philippines → tsunamis in the western Pacific →
hasBoundaryType	convergent plate boundary → divergent plate boundary → subduction zone → transform fault boundary →
hasFeature	Parece Vela Basin → Philippine Sea → Shikoku Basin → West Philippine Basin →
hasTectonicActivity	intense seismic activity → intense volcanic activity →
hasTrench	Izu–Bonin Trench → Kyushu–Palau Ridge system → Manila Trench → Mariana Trench → Nankai Trough → Palau Trench → Philippine Trench → Ryukyu Trench →
isKeyComponentOf	Pacific Ring of Fire →
locatedIn	western Pacific Ocean →
movementDirection	northwest →
movementType	oblique convergence →
overrides	Pacific Plate →
partOf	Pacific region →
subductsBeneath	Amur Plate → Eurasian Plate → Okhotsk Plate → Philippine Mobile Belt →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system → NW Rota-1 → Pacific Ring of Fire → Ring of Fire →	associatedWith
Esmeralda Bank → Izu–Bonin Arc → Manila Trench → Mariana Island Arc →	overridingPlate
Amur Plate → Okhotsk Plate → Sunda Plate →	borderedBy
Bird’s Head Plate → Caroline Plate → Eurasian Plate →	interactsWith
Pacific Plate → Philippine Mobile Belt →	boundedBy
Eurasian Plate → Indo-Australian Plate →	hasBoundaryWith
Mariana Island Arc → Ryukyu Arc →	overlies
Nankai Trough → Ryukyu Trench →	subductingPlate
Parece Vela Basin → Philippine Trench →	tectonicPlate
Okinawa Plate →	adjacentTo
Izu–Ogasawara Trench →	associatedPlate
Palau Trench ("Philippine Sea Plate and adjacent plates") →	boundaryBetween
Ryukyu Trench ("Philippine Sea Plate margin") →	featureOf
Philippine Sea →	hasFeature
Philippine Trench ("Philippine Sea plate boundary system") →	isPartOf
Caroline Plate →	isSubductedBeneath
Izu–Ogasawara Trench ("Philippine Sea Plate interior") →	linkedTo
Philippine Basin →	locatedOn
Philippine Archipelago →	locatedOnPlate
Mariana volcanic arc →	nearbyPlate
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system ("Philippine Sea plate margin") →	partOf
Manila Trench →	plateBoundaryBetween
Izu–Bonin Arc →	separates
Pacific Plate →	subductsBeneath
Sirena Deep ("Philippine Sea Plate and Pacific Plate") →	tectonicPlateBoundary
Palau Trench →	tectonicPlateInvolved
Ryukyu Arc ("Philippine Sea Plate–Eurasian Plate boundary") →	tectonicSetting