Banda Sea subduction system
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The Banda Sea subduction system is a complex convergent plate boundary in eastern Indonesia where oceanic lithosphere descends beneath surrounding plates, generating intense seismicity, volcanism, and intricate arc-continent collision structures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banda Sea subduction system canonical | 1 |
| Sunda–Banda subduction complex | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banda Sea back-arc basin
ⓘ
Banda volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Seram Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Weber Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ collision of Australian continental margin with Banda Arc ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Aru Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seram Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
earthquake hazards in eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
regional uplift and deformation ⓘ tsunami potential in Banda Sea region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active volcanism
ⓘ
arc volcanism ⓘ arc-continent collision structures ⓘ back-arc extension ⓘ complex slab geometry ⓘ curved island arc ⓘ forearc basins ⓘ frequent deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ frequent intermediate-depth earthquakes ⓘ intense seismicity ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| forms | Banda Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overridingPlate |
Banda Sea plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Seram microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indonesia–Australia plate boundary zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunda–Banda arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
arc-continent collision
ⓘ
slab rollback ⓘ subduction of Australian oceanic lithosphere ⓘ trench retreat ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
plate tectonics research
ⓘ
seismotectonic analyses ⓘ subduction dynamics studies ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
arc–continent collision zone
ⓘ
oceanic–continental convergence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunda–Banda subduction complex