Beppu–Shimabara graben

The Beppu-Shimabara graben is a geological formation that runs across the middle of Kyushu, Japan, from Beppu Bay in the east to the Shimabara Peninsula in the west.[1] The area is known for its volcanic, geothermal, and seismic activity.[2] It encompasses several significant geological features, including a number of active volcanoes. The most prominent is Mount Aso, an active volcanic formation consisting of one of the world's largest calderas and central central crater group with five distinct peaks.[3] Beppu Onsen is located at the eastern end of the graben.

It is located at the overlap of two magma types that erupted in the Quaternary: to the north, the eastern end of the Eurasian Plate and, to the south, the subduction zone of the Philippine Sea Plate. It runs about 200 kilometres east to west and its north-south width varies between 20 and 30 kilometres.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contemporaneous ascent of within-plate type and island-arc type magmas in the Beppu–Shimabara graben system, Kyushu island, Japan". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 111 (1-4): 99. November 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Handa, Shun (2005). "Electrical conductivity structures estimated by thin sheet inversion, with special attention to the Beppu-Shimabara graben in central Kyushu, Japan" (PDF). Earth Planets Space (The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences) (57): 605. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Description of Mt. Aso". Information on Restrictions for the Aso Volcano Crater. The Aso Volcano Disaster Prevention Council. 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geothermal sciences within the "Beppu-Shimabara Graben"". Institute for Geothermal Sciences (IGS). Institute for Geothermal Sciences Kyoto University. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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