Table 1 Subduction zone, plate identifiers and Euler poles/convergence rate
From: Evaluation of strain accumulation in global subduction zones from seismicity data
Subduction zone | Plate pair | λ, °N | ϕ, °E | ω°/Myr | Convergence rate [mm/year] (/at latitude/direction [deg]) | Author | # in Fig. 7 categories: A–C | Uncertain because (S) convergence is short/(N) no interplate earthquakes |
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Kuril–Japan | PA–OK | −55.42 | 97.14 | 0.845 | – | Bird 2003 | ① A | –b |
Ryukyu | PS–ON | −36.69 | −40.42 | 3.603 | – | Bird 2003 | ②A, ③B, ④A | –c |
Izu–Bonin | PA–PS | 1.20 | 134.20 | 1.000 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑤A | – |
Mariana | PA–MA | −43.78 | −30.80 | 1.278 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑥B, ⑦A, ⑧B | – |
Aleutians | PA–NA | −48.71 | 101.83 | −0.749 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑨A, ⑩A | –d |
South Sandwich | SA–SW | 36.60 | 150.40 | 1.880 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑪A | – |
C-America (92° W<) | CO–NA | 27.88 | −120.68 | 1.357 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑫A, ⑬A | – |
C-America (<92° W) | CO–CA | 21.63 | −121.36 | 1.256 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑭A | – |
Puerto Rico (17° N<) | NA–CA | −78.41 | 82.54 | 0.175 | – | Bird 2003 | – | S/N |
Puerto Rico (<17° N) | SA–CA | −51.50 | 114.30 | 0.272 | – | Bird 2003 | – | S/N |
Cascadia | JF–NA | −20.71 | 67.78 | 0.769 | – | Bird 2003 | – | N |
Halmahera | SU–BH | 42.79 | −79.05 | 1.24 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
Philippine (<5° N)a | PS– | – | 9/2° N/N 90° W | Ohkura 2013 | – | S | ||
Philippine (5° N<)a | PS– | – | 40/13° N/N 45° W 62/8° N / N 60° W | Ohkura 2013 | C | – | ||
Luzona | PS– | – | 9/17° N/N 90° W 15/15° N/N 90° W | Ohkura 2013 | – | S | ||
Molucca (<2° N)a | –SU | – | 26/1° N/N 80° W | Ohkura 2013 | – | S | ||
Molucca (2° N<)a | –SU | – | 17/5° N/N 70° W | Ohkura 2013 | – | S | ||
Mindanaoa | SU– | – | 25/6° N/N 90° E | Ohkura 2013 | – | S | ||
Sulawesi | SU–MS | 2.10, | 126.20 | 3.40 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
South Java (<5° N, <122° E) | AU–SU | 1.85 | 60.18 | 0.709 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑮A, ⑯B, ⑰A | – |
South Java (122° E<) | AU–TI | 14.12 | −50.54 | 1.743 | – | Bird 2003 | – | S/N |
North Java (5° N<) | IN–BU | 13.49 | 94.79 | 2.349 | – | Bird 2003 | – | –e |
Manilaa | SU– | 62/5° N /N 100° E 37/ 8° N/N 100° E | Ohkura 2013 | ⑱A | – | |||
Ecuador–Peru(<4° S) | NZ–ND | 52.30 | −91.08 | 0.661 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
Ecuador–Peru (4° S–15° S) | NZ–SA | 55.96 | −94.01 | 0.725 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑲A | – |
Peru-Chile (15° S-21° S) | NZ–AP | 79.02 | −172.70 | 0.626 | – | Bird 2003 | ⑳A | – |
Chile (21° S<) | NZ–SA | 55.96 | −94.01 | 0.725 | – | Bird 2003 | – | –f |
Solomon | NB–PA | 4.00 | −41.00 | 0.330 | – | Bird 2003 | – | S |
New Britain (<147° E) | WL–NB | 28.71 | 130.35 | 1.261 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
New Britain (147° E-154) | WL–SB | −5.73 | 144.86 | 9.736 | – | Bird 2003 |
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New Britain (154° E<) | PS–SU | −59.99 | −1.24 | 1.047 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
New Hebrides (<14° S) | AU–PA | 60.08 | 1.74 | 1.074 | – | Bird 2003 | – | – |
New Hebrides (14° S<) | AU–NH | 8.71 | 164.55 | 2.139 | – | Bird 2003 |
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Tonga | PA–TO | −28.81 | −177.74 | 9.30 | – | Bird 2003 |
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Kermadec | PA–KE | −47.52 | 176.89 | 2.831 | – | Bird 2003 |
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