Hellenic subduction system
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The Hellenic subduction system is a major convergent plate boundary in the eastern Mediterranean where the African Plate is being subducted beneath the Aegean microplate, creating deep-sea trenches, intense seismicity, and active volcanism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellenic subduction zone | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegean Sea seismicity
ⓘ
Hellenic Arc ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean volcanic arc
Greek seismic hazard ⓘ Hellenic Arc ⓘ Hellenic Trench ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic trench
Methana volcano ⓘ Milos volcanic field ⓘ Nisyros volcano ⓘ Santorini ⓘ
surface form:
Santorini volcanic complex
volcanism in the South Aegean ⓘ |
| causes |
large intermediate-depth earthquakes
ⓘ
shallow crustal earthquakes ⓘ tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active volcanism
ⓘ
back-arc extension in the Aegean region ⓘ crustal deformation ⓘ deep-sea trenches ⓘ intense seismicity ⓘ |
| drivenBy | slab rollback of the African Plate ⓘ |
| drives | Aegean back-arc extension ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
south of Crete
ⓘ
south of Peloponnese ⓘ south of Rhodes ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southeastern Aegean region ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Benioff zone
ⓘ
Hellenic trench south of Crete ⓘ back-arc Aegean Sea basin ⓘ deep seismic zone ⓘ forearc region including Crete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hellenic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Arc region
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| movementType | convergence ⓘ |
| orientation | arcuate, concave to the north ⓘ |
| overridingPlate |
Aegean Sea Plate
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean microplate
|
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
|
| researchField |
plate tectonics
ⓘ
seismotectonics ⓘ subduction dynamics ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
formation of the Hellenic trench system
ⓘ
formation of the South Aegean volcanic arc ⓘ uplift of Crete forearc ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | African Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergence between African Plate and Aegean microplate ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Hellenic subduction zone
this entity surface form:
Hellenic subduction zone