Philippine subduction system

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convergent plate boundary subduction system tectonic plate boundary zone

The Philippine subduction system is a complex convergent plate boundary zone around the Philippine Sea Plate, characterized by multiple trenches, active subduction, frequent earthquakes, and volcanism.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine Sea Plate back-arc basins	1
Philippine subduction system canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	convergent plate boundary ⓘ subduction system ⓘ tectonic plate boundary zone ⓘ
adjacentTo	Eurasian Plate margin NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Plate margin NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Luzon volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Mindanao volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPlate	Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Mobile Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
causes	arc volcanism in the Philippines ⓘ megathrust earthquakes ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ
characterizedBy	active subduction ⓘ active volcanism ⓘ frequent earthquakes ⓘ multiple oceanic trenches ⓘ
controls	distribution of active volcanoes in the Philippines ⓘ seismicity pattern around the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
drives	orogenesis in the Philippine Mobile Belt ⓘ
geodynamicRole	accommodates convergence between Philippine Sea Plate and surrounding plates ⓘ contributes to growth and modification of the Philippine island arc crust ⓘ
hasProcess	arc–continent collision in some segments ⓘ slab rollback in some segments ⓘ
hazardType	seismic hazard ⓘ tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanic hazard ⓘ
includesFeature	Cotabato Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ East Luzon Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Manila Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Negros Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Fault Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Mobile Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementType	convergence ⓘ subduction of oceanic lithosphere ⓘ
region	Philippine region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedTo	Philippine archipelago formation ⓘ Philippine island arc NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent margin ⓘ island arc system ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Luzon Trough → isPartOf → Philippine subduction system ⓘ

East Philippine Basin → isOlderThan → Philippine subduction system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Sea Plate back-arc basins