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.

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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

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Aegean Sea Plate associatedWith Hellenic subduction system
this entity surface form: Hellenic subduction zone
Calypso Deep geologicalSetting Hellenic subduction system
Hellenic Trench partOf Hellenic subduction system
this entity surface form: Hellenic subduction zone
Mediterranean Ridge region partOf Hellenic subduction system