Banda Sea subduction system

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The Banda Sea subduction system is a complex convergent plate boundary in eastern Indonesia where oceanic lithosphere descends beneath surrounding plates, generating intense seismicity, volcanism, and intricate arc-continent collision structures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convergent plate boundary
subduction system
associatedWith Banda Sea back-arc basin
Banda volcanic arc
linked to: Inner Banda Arc

Seram Trough
Timor Trough
Weber Deep
collision of Australian continental margin with Banda Arc
boundedBy Aru Islands
Seram Island
linked to: Seram

Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes

Timor Island
linked to: Timor
causes earthquake hazards in eastern Indonesia
regional uplift and deformation
tsunami potential in Banda Sea region
characterizedBy active volcanism
arc volcanism
arc-continent collision structures
back-arc extension
complex slab geometry
curved island arc
forearc basins
frequent deep-focus earthquakes
frequent intermediate-depth earthquakes
intense seismicity
thrust faulting
forms Banda Arc
geologicalAge Cenozoic
Neogene
locatedIn Banda Sea region
linked to: Banda Sea

eastern Indonesia
overridingPlate Banda Sea plate
linked to: Banda Sea Plate

Eurasian Plate
Seram microplate
Sunda Plate
Timor microplate
linked to: Timor Plate
partOf Indonesia–Australia plate boundary zone
Sunda–Banda arc system
linked to: Sunda Arc
process arc-continent collision
slab rollback
subduction of Australian oceanic lithosphere
trench retreat
studiedIn plate tectonics research
seismotectonic analyses
subduction dynamics studies
subductingPlate Australian Plate
tectonicSetting arc–continent collision zone
oceanic–continental convergence

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Seram Trough associatedWith Banda Sea subduction system
Seram Trough partOf Sunda–Banda subduction complex
linked to: Banda Sea subduction system
Mountains of East Nusa Tenggara volcanism Banda Sea subduction zone
linked to: Banda Sea subduction system
Banda Trench partOf Banda Arc subduction system
linked to: Banda Sea subduction system