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{{short description|oceanic tectonic plate to the east of the Philippines}} {{Short description|Oceanic tectonic plate to the east of the Philippines}}
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| alt = The Philippine Sea Plate | alt = The Philippine Sea plate
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| area = 5,500,000 km<sup>2</sup><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm|title=Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates|publisher=}}</ref> | area = 5,500,000 km<sup>2</sup><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm<!-- NOTE: as if September 2, 2021, redirects to a page giving no support or information re area -- archived olde version does-->|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209033841/http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm|archivedate=February 9, 2007|title=Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates}}</ref>
| move_direction = north-west | move_direction = north-west
| move_speed = 48-84mm/year | move_speed = 48–84 mm/year
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The '''Philippine Sea Plate''' or the '''Philippine Plate''' is a ] comprising oceanic ] that lies beneath the ], to the east of the ]. Most segments of the Philippines, including northern ], are part of the ], which is geologically and tectonically separate from the Philippine Sea Plate. The '''Philippine Sea plate''' or the '''Philippine plate''' is a ] comprising oceanic ] that lies beneath the ], to the east of the Philippines. Most segments of the Philippines, including northern ], are part of the ], which is geologically and tectonically separate from the Philippine Sea plate.


The plate is bordered mostly by ]:<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Smoczyk |first1=Gregory M. |last2=Hayes |first2=Gavin P. |last3=Hamburger |first3=Michael W. |last4=Benz |first4=Harley M. |last5=Villaseñor |first5=Antonio H. |last6=Furlong |first6=Kevin P. |title=Open-File Report |date=2013 |chapter=Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2012 Philippine Sea plate and vicinity |chapter-url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1083/m/pdf/of2010-1083m.pdf |location=Reston, VA |doi=10.3133/ofr20101083m}}</ref> To the north, the Philippine Sea plate meets the ] at the ]. The Philippine Sea plate, the ], and the Okhotsk plate meet near ] in Japan. The thickened crust of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc colliding with Japan constitutes the Izu Collision Zone. The east of the plate includes the ]–] (Bonin) and the ], forming the ] system. There is also a ] between the Philippine Sea plate and the small ] which carries the Mariana Islands. To the east, the ] ] beneath the Philippine Sea plate at the ]. To the south, the Philippine Sea plate is bounded by the ] and ]. To the west, the Philippine Sea plate subducts under the ] at the ] and the ]. (The adjacent rendition of Prof. Peter Bird's map is inaccurate in this respect.) To the northwest, the Philippine Sea plate meets ] and the ] on the ], and southern Japan on the ].
The rim of the Pacific Ocean is the scene of much earthquake activity. Around the rim of the Pacific Ocean are many volcanoes. These volcanoes are most typically found in the regions where subduction is taking place. The ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean is called the "Pacific Rim of Fire".
It also meets the ] due northwest.

The Philippines have experienced frequent seismic, and volcanic activities. Around 20 earthquakes are registered daily, though most are too weak to be felt.

The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7100 islands. Most of these islands are of volcanic origin. There are 37 volcanoes in the Philippines, of which 18 are still active volcanoes.

The most known volcanoes in the Philippines are Mount Pinatubo, Mount Mayon and the Taal volcano. They are all located on the Northern island of Luzon.

Mount Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Since 1616 there were 47 eruptions. From 1616 until 2002 at least 1300 people died and thousands of people got homeless as a result of all the eruptions.

The volcanoes of the Philippines are the most deadly and costly in the world. Fatalities have been caused by 13% of the historic eruptions, most notably at Taal and Mayon, and 22% of the eruptions caused damage. Mudflows are more common in the Philippines, compared to other regions, because of heavy rains.


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* {{cite journal|last=Hall|first=Robert|last2=Fuller|first2=Michael|last3=Ali|first3=Jason R.|last4=Anderson|first4=Charles D.|title=The Philippine Sea Plate' Magnetism and Reconstructions |url=http://www.agu.org/books/gm/v088/GM088p0371/GM088p0371.pdf|accessdate=October 9, 2014|year=1995|publisher=American Geophysical Union}} * {{citation|doi=10.1029/GM088p0371|chapter=The Philippine Sea Plate: Magnetism and reconstructions|title=Active Margins and Marginal Basins of the Western Pacific|series=Geophysical Monograph Series|year=1995|last1=Hall|first1=Robert|last2=Fuller|first2=Michael|last3=Ali|first3=Jason R.|last4=Anderson|first4=Charles D.|volume=88|pages=371–404|isbn=0-87590-045-3}}


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Philippine Sea plate
The Philippine Sea plate
TypeMinor
Approximate area5,500,000 km
Movementnorth-west
Speed48–84 mm/year
FeaturesNorthern Luzon, Philippine Sea, Taiwan
Relative to the African plate

The Philippine Sea plate or the Philippine plate is a tectonic plate comprising oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines. Most segments of the Philippines, including northern Luzon, are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, which is geologically and tectonically separate from the Philippine Sea plate.

The plate is bordered mostly by convergent boundaries: To the north, the Philippine Sea plate meets the Okhotsk microplate at the Nankai Trough. The Philippine Sea plate, the Amurian plate, and the Okhotsk plate meet near Mount Fuji in Japan. The thickened crust of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc colliding with Japan constitutes the Izu Collision Zone. The east of the plate includes the IzuOgasawara (Bonin) and the Mariana Islands, forming the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system. There is also a divergent boundary between the Philippine Sea plate and the small Mariana plate which carries the Mariana Islands. To the east, the Pacific plate subducts beneath the Philippine Sea plate at the Izu–Ogasawara Trench. To the south, the Philippine Sea plate is bounded by the Caroline plate and Bird's Head plate. To the west, the Philippine Sea plate subducts under the Philippine Mobile Belt at the Philippine Trench and the East Luzon Trench. (The adjacent rendition of Prof. Peter Bird's map is inaccurate in this respect.) To the northwest, the Philippine Sea plate meets Taiwan and the Nansei islands on the Okinawa plate, and southern Japan on the Amurian plate. It also meets the Yangtze plate due northwest.

Undersea geographic features of the western Pacific

See also

References

  1. "Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates". Archived from the original on February 9, 2007.
  2. Smoczyk, Gregory M.; Hayes, Gavin P.; Hamburger, Michael W.; Benz, Harley M.; Villaseñor, Antonio H.; Furlong, Kevin P. (2013). "Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2012 Philippine Sea plate and vicinity" (PDF). Open-File Report. Reston, VA. doi:10.3133/ofr20101083m.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Hall, Robert; Fuller, Michael; Ali, Jason R.; Anderson, Charles D. (1995), "The Philippine Sea Plate: Magnetism and reconstructions", Active Margins and Marginal Basins of the Western Pacific, Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 88, pp. 371–404, doi:10.1029/GM088p0371, ISBN 0-87590-045-3

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