Juan de Fuca Plate

E2247

oceanic plate tectonic plate

The Juan de Fuca Plate is a small oceanic tectonic plate off the Pacific Northwest coast whose subduction beneath North America drives significant volcanic and seismic activity in the region.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic plate → tectonic plate →
affectsRegion	British Columbia → Oregon → Washington → northern California →
associatedWith	Cascade Range → Cascade Volcanic Arc → megathrust earthquakes → tsunami hazard in Pacific Northwest →
borders	Explorer Plate → Gorda Plate → North American Plate → Pacific Plate →
boundedBy	spreading ridges → subduction zone → transform faults →
causes	interplate earthquakes → intraplate earthquakes → volcanism in Cascade Range →
createdAt	Juan de Fuca Ridge →
drives	Cascadia seismic activity → Cascadia volcanic arc activity →
geologicalSetting	convergent margin → subduction zone margin →
hazardRelevance	Cascadia megathrust earthquake risk →
isFragmentOf	Farallon Plate →
isRemnantOf	Farallon Plate →
isSmallerThan	Pacific Plate →
isYoungerThan	Pacific Plate →
locatedIn	northeastern Pacific Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	Canada → Pacific Northwest → United States →
motionDirection	east-northeast →
movesRelativeTo	North American Plate →
namedAfter	Juan de Fuca →
overriddenBy	North American Plate →
partOf	Juan de Fuca Ridge system →
plateType	subducting plate →
seafloorSpreadingOccursAt	Juan de Fuca Ridge →
separatedFrom	Pacific Plate →
subductionStyle	shallow-angle subduction →
subductionZoneName	Cascadia Subduction Zone →
subductsBeneath	North American Plate →
tectonicProcess	plate convergence → seafloor spreading → subduction →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cobb Offset → Juan de Fuca Ridge → Nootka Fault → Pacific Ring of Fire → Ring of Fire →	associatedWith
Explorer Plate → Gorda Plate →	bordersWith
Blanco Fracture Zone → Nootka Fault →	separates
Sovanco Fracture Zone →	accommodatesMotionBetween
Pacific coast of North America →	associatedWithPlate
Pacific Plate →	boundedBy
North American Plate →	hasBoundaryWith
Apostolos Valerianos →	hasNamesake
Farallon Plate →	hasRemnant
North American plate boundary system →	interactsWith
Explorer Plate ("Juan de Fuca Plate system") →	isFragmentOf
Explorer Plate →	isLocatedNorthOf
North American Plate ("Juan de Fuca Plate at Cascadia") →	isSubductingOver
Canada West Coast ("Juan de Fuca Plate–North American Plate boundary") →	locatedOnTectonicPlateBoundary
Juan de Fuca Plate ("Juan de Fuca Ridge system") →	partOf
Blanco Fracture Zone →	plateBoundaryBetween
Ioannis Phokas →	regionNamedAfter
Cascade Volcanic Arc →	subductionOf
Cascadia Subduction Zone →	tectonicPlateSubducting