Sulu Sea Plate and Philippine Mobile Belt
E878409
The Sulu Sea Plate and Philippine Mobile Belt are interacting tectonic regions in the western Pacific whose complex convergence and subduction help drive the intense seismic and volcanic activity of the central Philippines.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Mobile Belt | 0 |
| Sulu Sea Plate | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile belt
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ tectonic terrane ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Philippine Mobile Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulu Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
plate convergence
ⓘ
plate convergence ⓘ subduction ⓘ subduction ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure |
Manila Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Philippine Mobile Belt to the east
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate to the east ⓘ Sulu Sea Plate to the southwest ⓘ Sunda Plate to the west NERFINISHED ⓘ other microplates of the Sunda–Philippine region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active faults
ⓘ
arc volcanism ⓘ high seismicity ⓘ intense deformation ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
seismic activity in the central Philippines
ⓘ
seismic activity in the central Philippines ⓘ volcanic activity in the central Philippines ⓘ volcanic activity in the central Philippines ⓘ |
| convergesWith |
Philippine Mobile Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulu Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives |
earthquake hazards in the Philippines
ⓘ
volcanic hazards in the Philippines ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | central Philippines ⓘ |
| includes |
Luzon segment
ⓘ
Mindanao segment ⓘ Visayas segment ⓘ |
| interactsTectonicallyWith |
Philippine Mobile Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulu Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ western Pacific region ⓘ western Pacific region ⓘ |
| movementType |
oblique convergence
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ subduction beneath surrounding arcs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philippine Sea region tectonic framework
ⓘ
Philippine Sea region tectonic framework ⓘ |
| underlies | Sulu Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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