Okinawa Plate
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The Okinawa Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the western Pacific region, underlying parts of the East China Sea and associated with active subduction zones and seismic activity near Japan and Taiwan.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minor tectonic plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ Ryukyu Trench ⓘ
surface form:
Ryukyu Trench region
|
| associatedWith |
Okinawa Trough
ⓘ
Ryukyu subduction zone ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ subduction zones ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalActivity |
crustal deformation
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
relative motion with respect to Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
relative motion with respect to Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting | back-arc basin region ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic hazard in southwestern Japan
ⓘ
seismic hazard near Taiwan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East China Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
East China Sea region
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Okinawa Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa
|
| near |
Japan
ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| partOf |
East Asian margin
ⓘ
Pacific tectonic region ⓘ global plate tectonic system ⓘ |
| typeOfBoundary |
convergent boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone boundary ⓘ |
| underlies | parts of the East China Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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