Makran subduction zone
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The Makran subduction zone is a major convergent plate boundary in the northwestern Indian Ocean where the Arabian Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate, capable of generating large earthquakes and tsunamis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subduction zone
ⓘ
tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| affectsCountry |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Makran accretionary wedge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sediment-rich subduction ⓘ tsunami deposits along Makran coast ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Murray Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ornach-Nal Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
broad accretionary prism
ⓘ
thick sedimentary cover ⓘ |
| historicalEarthquake | 1945 Balochistan earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEarthquakeMagnitude | approximately 8.1 Mw (1945 Balochistan earthquake) ⓘ |
| historicalEarthquakeYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| historicalTsunami | 1945 Makran tsunami ⓘ |
| length | approximately 900 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makran region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Arabian Sea ⓘ northwestern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Chabahar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwadar NERFINISHED ⓘ Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| overliesPlate |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makran accretionary prism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | coast of Makran ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpide belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateInteraction | Arabian Plate–Eurasian Plate convergence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Himalayan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
megathrust earthquake potential
ⓘ
tsunami hazard assessment ⓘ |
| riskTo |
coastal infrastructure in Iran
ⓘ
coastal infrastructure in Pakistan ⓘ shipping in the Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| seismicHazard | large megathrust earthquakes ⓘ |
| subductionRate | about 2–4 cm/year ⓘ |
| subductsPlate | Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent margin
ⓘ
oceanic-continental subduction ⓘ |
| tsunamiHazard | capable of generating large tsunamis ⓘ |
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