Eurasian Plate at the Nankai Trough
E542011
The Eurasian Plate at the Nankai Trough is a major tectonic plate margin off southwestern Japan where intense subduction-driven seismic and volcanic activity occurs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plate margin
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese island arc system
ⓘ
Nankai Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankai accretionary prism ⓘ Southwest Japan forearc ⓘ |
| causes |
large interplate earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis affecting southwestern Japan ⓘ |
| drivenBy | subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryType | oceanic-continental convergent margin ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
intense seismic activity
ⓘ
megathrust earthquakes ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
great earthquake potential
ⓘ
strong ground shaking in southwest Japan ⓘ tsunami hazard ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
accretionary prism formation
ⓘ
megathrust faulting ⓘ seismic coupling ⓘ subduction ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Japan ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Honshu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Japanese seismic networks
ⓘ
ocean-bottom seismometers ⓘ |
| near |
Kii Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shikoku Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrides | Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
1854 Ansei-Nankai earthquake
NERFINISHED
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1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ 1944 Tonankai earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ 1946 Nankai earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankai megathrust earthquakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
Japanese disaster mitigation planning
ⓘ
plate tectonics research ⓘ subduction zone seismology ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Ocean Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subductsWithRespectTo | Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
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