Hispanopedia WikiCoordinates: 34°38′00.1″N138°40′28.5″E / 34.633361°N 138.674583°E / 34.633361; 138.674583
The Suruga Trough (駿河トラフ, Suruga Torafu) is a tectonically activetrough off Suruga Bay, Japan, forming the northern extension of the Nankai Trough. As part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Platesubducts beneath the Japanese islands, it experiences episodic seafloor disturbances .[2]
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References
- ↑"Marine Regions · Suruga Trough (Trough)". MarineRegions.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 2026-05-18. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑Tsunogai, Urumu; Ishibashi, Jun-ichiro; Wakita, Hiroshi; Gamo, Toshitaka (1998). "Methane-rich plumes in the Suruga Trough (Japan) and their carbon isotopic characterization". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 160 (1–2). Elsevier: 97–105. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00075-2.
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- Subduction zones
- Geology of Japan
- Oceanic trenches of the Pacific Ocean
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