Calabrian Arc
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The Calabrian Arc is a geologically active subduction-arc system in the central Mediterranean, where the Ionian Sea plate is being forced beneath the Calabrian region of southern Italy, producing intense seismicity and volcanism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calabrian Arc canonical | 3 |
| Calabrian arc | 1 |
| Calabrian subduction zone | 1 |
| southern Apennines–Calabrian area | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic structure
ⓘ
subduction-arc system ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benioff zone beneath southern Italy
ⓘ
Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian Sea plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea back-arc basin NERFINISHED ⓘ back-arc extension ⓘ intermediate-depth seismicity ⓘ normal faulting in the overriding plate ⓘ thrust faulting at the plate interface ⓘ tsunami-generating earthquakes in the central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| causes |
crustal deformation in southern Italy
ⓘ
high seismic hazard in Calabria ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
intense seismicity
ⓘ
volcanism ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | curved tectonic arc ⓘ |
| geologicalActivity |
earthquakes
ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
highly curved subduction front
ⓘ
rapid slab retreat compared to surrounding regions ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic risk in southern Italy
ⓘ
topography of Calabria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Mediterranean
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | slab rollback ⓘ |
| orientation | arc-shaped belt around Calabria ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Calabrian region of southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mediterranean subduction system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aeolian Islands volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apennine subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ Etna volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
earthquake hazard assessment in southern Italy ⓘ slab dynamics ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
plate kinematics of the central Mediterranean
ⓘ
seismotectonics of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Ionian Sea plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vrica section
subject surface form:
Vrica section
this entity surface form:
southern Apennines–Calabrian area
this entity surface form:
Calabrian arc
this entity surface form:
Calabrian subduction zone