Manila Trench

E50103

oceanic trench subduction zone

The Manila Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic trench → subduction zone →
adjacentTo	Luzon Island → Philippine archipelago →
approximateLength	about 1000 km →
associatedWith	earthquake activity → tsunami hazard → volcanism in Luzon →
country	Philippines →
depthCategory	hadal zone boundary →
formedBy	convergence of Eurasian Plate and Philippine Sea Plate →
formedBySubductionOf	Eurasian Plate →
geohazardFor	Metro Manila region → western Luzon coast →
geologicalAge	Cenozoic →
geologicalProcess	oceanic-continental subduction →
hazardType	subduction-zone megathrust →
locatedIn	Philippine Sea region → western Pacific Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	Luzon → Philippines →
marginType	active continental margin →
maximumDepth	about 5.4 km → about 5400 m →
namedAfter	Manila →
near	Luzon Strait → Manila → South China Sea →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
orientation	north-south trending →
overridingPlate	Philippine Sea Plate →
partOf	Philippine Trench system →
plateBoundaryBetween	Eurasian Plate → Philippine Sea Plate →
region	South China Sea margin →
seafloorFeatureType	deep-sea trench →
tectonicProvince	Philippine Mobile Belt →
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary →
underlyingPlate	Eurasian Plate →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philippine Archipelago → Philippine Sea Plate →	hasTrench
Philippine Mobile Belt →	associatedWith
Philippine Sea →	hasOceanTrench