Sunda Trench

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The Sunda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Sumatra and Java, formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic trench
subduction zone
alsoKnownAs Java Trench
associatedWith megathrust earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanic activity in the Sunda Arc
bathymetry steep-sided trench
causeOf large tsunamigenic earthquakes off Sumatra
countryBorder Indonesia
crustTypeOverriding continental crust of Sundaland margin
crustTypeSubducting oceanic crust
extendsFrom off the coast of Sumatra
extendsTo south of Java
formedBy subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate
geodynamicProcess oceanic lithosphere subduction
geologicalAge Cenozoic plate boundary structure
geologicalHazardZoneFor Indonesia
governingCountryExclusiveEconomicZone Indonesia
hazardType seismic hazard zone
tsunami hazard zone
importance major plate boundary between Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates
linkedToEvent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami region
2010 Mentawai earthquake region
locatedIn eastern Indian Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf Java
Sumatra
marginType active continental margin
maximumDepth over 23,000 feet
over 7,000 metres
nearbyIslandArc Sunda Arc
nearbyMajorIsland Java
Sumatra
nearbySea Andaman Sea
Java Sea
ocean Indian Ocean
orientation northwest–southeast
overridingPlate Eurasian Plate
partOf Alpide Belt
Sunda Arc
physiographicProvince Indian Ocean basin
plateSubducting Indo-Australian Plate
region Southeast Asia
relatedEarthquakeZone Sunda megathrust
relativeDepthRank one of the deepest parts of the Indian Ocean
seafloorFeatureType deep-sea trench
sedimentSource erosion from Sumatra and Java
studiedIn marine geology
plate tectonics
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary

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