Sangihe Trench

The Sangihe Trench is an oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean, off the southwestern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. It borders the central and southern Philippine Trench.[1]

History

The is Sangihe Trench is near the Sangihe Islands and is part of the tectonically complex Sulawesi-Philippine region.[2] On June 8, 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was generated by tectonic activity in the area of the Sangihe Trench and the Cotabato Trench.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pubellier, Manuel (January 1, 1998). "Genetic relations between the central and southern Philippine Trench and the Sangihe Trench". Journal of Geophysical Research.
  2. ↑ "Deformation and mantle flow beneath the Sangihe subduction zone from seismic anisotropy". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 194–195: 38–54. March 1, 2012. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2012.01.008. ISSN 0031-9201.
  3. ↑ BONZO, KATH M. CORTEZ, LUCELLE F. (June 8, 2026). "OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao". Davao Today. Retrieved June 9, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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