The Suruga Trough (駿河トラフ, Suruga Torafu) is a tectonically active trough off Suruga Bay, Japan, forming the northern extension of the Nankai Trough. As part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate subducts beneath the Japanese islands, it experiences episodic seafloor disturbances .
The Suruga Trough (駿河トラフ, Suruga Torafu) is a tectonically active trough off Suruga Bay, Japan, forming the northern extension of the Nankai Trough. As part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate subducts beneath the Japanese islands, it experiences episodic seafloor disturbances .
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