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The Mindanao Current is a low-latitude western boundary current located in the North Pacific and formed at the Philippine Sea by the bifurcation of the NEC. The jet transports approximately 13 − 39 {\displaystyle 13-39} Sv (where 1 {\displaystyle 1} S v = 10 6 m 3 s − 1 {\displaystyle Sv=10^{6}m^{3}s^{-1}} ) to the equator. [ 3 ]
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 Philippine Trench results from the westward subduction of The Philippine Sea plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt. The north-trending trench extends from the southeastern Luzon (15˚30’N) to the northeast of Halmahera (2˚N), with a total length of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) [ 19 ] [ 16 ] and a maximum depth of 10,540 metres (6.55 miles). [ 27 ]
The earthquake occurred as a result of shallow oblique-thrust faulting likely along the subduction interface of the Philippine Trench. At this location, the Philippine Sea plate moves west-northwest at a rate of about 103 mm (4.1 in) per year with respect to the Sunda plate. A finite fault model suggests rupture occurred around an elliptical ...
Typhoon Usagi, known as Ofel in the Philippines, is rapidly intensifying Wednesday evening over the Philippine Sea and is moving to the west-northwest with additional strengthening expected before ...
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine Archipelago (hence the name) and the largest sea in the world, occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million square kilometers (2 × 10 ^ 6 sq mi). [1] The Philippine Sea Plate forms the floor of the sea. [2]
The Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ) extends 1200 km across the Philippine archipelago behind the convergent boundary of the Philippine Trench and the subduction of the Philippine Sea plate. [3] This left-lateral strike-slip fault extends NW-SE (N30 – 40 W) accommodating the lateral oblique motion of the subducting Philippine Sea plate with ...
It is currently located 622km west-northwest of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and has moved westward at 22kmh (12 knots) over the past six hours towards the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR).