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Divergent Boundaries:
There is an area where back arc spreading is occurring on the east side of the Philippine Plate. It is located close to the convergent boundary that is also on the east side of the plate. The picture on the left indicates the age of the sea floor, red being the youngest and where the divergent boundary occurs, and blue being the oldest.
There is an area where back arc spreading is occurring on the east side of the Philippine Plate. It is located close to the convergent boundary that is also on the east side of the plate. The picture on the left indicates the age of the sea floor, red being the youngest and where the divergent boundary occurs, and blue being the oldest.
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This photo shows some of the earthquakes that have occurred close to this back arc spreading. The smaller circles represent earthquakes with a lower magnitude around 4.0, and the large ones tend to be 6.0 or greater.