Izu–Ogasawara Trench

E49726

oceanic trench subduction zone

The Izu–Ogasawara Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate, contributing to intense seismic and volcanic activity in the region.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Izu–Bonin Trench	3
Izu-Bonin Trench	1
Izu–Ogasawara Trench region	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic trench ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ
associatedHazard	megathrust earthquakes ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ
associatedPlate	Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
associatedWith	Izu–Bonin Arc ⓘ surface form: Izu–Bonin volcanic arc Izu–Bonin Arc ⓘ surface form: Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system Ogasawara Islands ⓘ surface form: Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands
causes	frequent earthquakes ⓘ intense seismic activity ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ
countryBorder	Japan ⓘ
crustType	oceanic crust ⓘ
depthCategory	hadal zone ⓘ
extendsFrom	south of Honshu, Japan ⓘ
extendsToward	the Mariana Trench region ⓘ
featureType	deep-sea trench ⓘ
formedBy	subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
geologicalAge	Cenozoic origin ⓘ
geologicalProcess	oceanic–oceanic subduction ⓘ
influences	regional tsunami hazard ⓘ seismic hazard in Japan ⓘ
isSegmentOf	Izu–Bonin–Mariana Trench system ⓘ
linkedTo	Izu–Bonin forearc ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ surface form: Philippine Sea Plate interior
locatedIn	western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Japan ⓘ
marginType	active continental margin (Japan side) ⓘ oceanic island arc margin ⓘ
maximumDepth	over 29000 ft ⓘ over 9000 m ⓘ
monitoredBy	Japanese seismic networks ⓘ ocean-bottom seismometers ⓘ
namedAfter	Izu Islands ⓘ Ogasawara Islands ⓘ surface form: Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
orientation	roughly north–south ⓘ
parallelTo	Izu–Bonin Arc ⓘ surface form: Izu–Bonin–Mariana island arc
partOf	Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ northwest Pacific plate boundary zone ⓘ
relatedTo	Japan Trench ⓘ Mariana Trench ⓘ
researchInterest	deep-sea ecosystems ⓘ plate subduction dynamics ⓘ
supports	hadal benthic communities ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Izu–Bonin Arc → adjacentTo → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Izu–Bonin Trench

western Pacific Ocean → contains → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Izu–Bonin Trench

Japan Trench → formsArcSystemWith → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Izu-Bonin Trench

Philippine Sea → hasOceanTrench → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

Philippine Sea Plate → hasTrench → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Izu–Bonin Trench

RV Kairei → operatesIn → Izu–Ogasawara Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Izu–Ogasawara Trench region