Amur Plate
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The Amur Plate is a minor tectonic plate in East Asia that includes parts of eastern Russia, northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, and moves independently from the larger Eurasian Plate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amur Plate canonical | 8 |
| Amurian Plate | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minor tectonic plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| affects |
seismic hazard in Japan
ⓘ
seismic hazard in northeastern China ⓘ seismic hazard on Korean Peninsula ⓘ tectonics of East Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baikal Rift Zone
ⓘ
Japan Trench ⓘ Kuril Trench ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench
seismic activity in East Asia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
India Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ Okhotsk Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ Sunda Plate ⓘ Yangtze Plate ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Bohai Sea
ⓘ
Sea of Japan ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ Yellow Sea ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLocation | between Lake Baikal and the western Pacific margin ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent boundary
ⓘ
divergent boundary ⓘ transform boundary ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting |
continental plate interior
ⓘ
intraplate deformation zone ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Japan
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ Eastern Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Russia
northeastern China ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| movementDirection | southeastward ⓘ |
| movementRelativeTo | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| movementType | continental drift ⓘ |
| movesIndependentlyOf | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amur River ⓘ |
| overlies | continental crust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Hemisphere
ⓘ
lithosphere ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geology
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amurian Plate