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megathrust earthquake

earthquakes that occur at subduction zones at destructive convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another. These earthquakes are the planet's most powerful, with moment magnitudes (Mw) that can exceed 9.0
Class type of: interplate earthquake Q727990

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
type of earthquake
Subclass of
interplate earthquake[2]
Facet of
megathrust[3]
Has list
list of megathrust earthquakes[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en megathrust earthquake ar زلزال هائل الدفع de Megathrust-Erdbeben el Σεισμός μεγάλης θραύσης es Megaseismo es Megaseísmo es Megasismo es Megaterremoto es Seísmo de subducción es Seísmo gigante es Seísmo magno es Seísmo tremendo es Sismo de subducción es Sismo extremo es Sismo gigante es Sismo magno es Sismo tremendo es Terremoto de subducción es Terremoto enorme es Terremoto extremo
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Environment Ontology ID
01000679
Exact match
purl.obolibrary.org
Freebase ID
/m/04tlg0
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781209890
Topic's main category
Category:Megathrust earthquakes
🔗 Connections
Examples 4
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 2025 Kamchatka earthquake, 1896 Sanriku earthquake, 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake
Subtypes 3
Nankai megathrust earthquake, Kamchatka earthquake, Kantō earthquakes
Instance of 1
type of earthquake
Subclass of 1
interplate earthquake
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Summary

megathrust earthquake is a type of earthquake[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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