Tonga Plate
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The Tonga Plate is a small tectonic plate in the southwest Pacific Ocean, notable for its active subduction zone and intense seismic and volcanic activity along the Tonga–Kermadec trench system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microplate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kermadec Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lau Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga–Kermadec Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga–Kermadec subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ back-arc basin formation ⓘ |
| borders |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kermadec Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Niuafo’ou Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
deep-focus earthquakes
ⓘ
intermediate-depth earthquakes ⓘ shallow earthquakes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateConvergenceRate | among the fastest on Earth ⓘ |
| hasArcType | intra-oceanic island arc ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent boundary
ⓘ
divergent boundary ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ transform boundary ⓘ |
| hasCrustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active subduction zone
ⓘ
high seismicity zone ⓘ intense seismic activity ⓘ intense volcanic activity ⓘ steep subducting slab ⓘ volcanic island arc ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSetting | oceanic-oceanic subduction ⓘ |
| hasSlab | Tonga slab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementDirection | north-northeast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kermadec Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrides | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
Tonga–Kermadec arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeMotionToAustralianPlate | convergent ⓘ |
| relativeMotionToPacificPlate | convergent ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
plate tectonics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| subductionZoneDip | steep ⓘ |
| subductsBeneath | Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicRegime | compressional ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lau Basin