Fig. 11
From: Deep subduction of the Philippine Sea slab and formation of slab window beneath central Japan
A schematic figure of the evolution of the PHS slab beneath central Japan. a The leading edge of the subducting PHS slab (green) first collides the PAC slab (blue) in the east. b The PHS slab tears in the subduction direction after the collision, and the tear propagates westward (red arrows). Segment α (= bump) of the PHS slab beneath the Noto peninsula is only continuous in the southwest–northeast direction, forming a triangular slab window beneath the Hokuriku region. c Showing b on a map. Currently, segment α (= bump) is located beneath Noto peninsula. The red triangles indicate the volcanoes