Philippine fault: A key for Philippine kinematics

Research Article| January 01, 1991 Philippine fault: A key for Philippine kinematics E. Barrier; E. Barrier 1Tectonique Quantitative, Département de Géotectonique, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, T25-26, El, 4 Place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Huchon; P. Huchon 2Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, 24 Rue Lhomond,75230 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Aurelio M. Aurelio 3Département de Géotectonique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, T25-26,E1, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information E. Barrier 1Tectonique Quantitative, Département de Géotectonique, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, T25-26, El, 4 Place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France P. Huchon 2Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, 24 Rue Lhomond,75230 Paris Cedex 05, France M. Aurelio 3Département de Géotectonique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, T25-26,E1, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (1): 32–35. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)0192.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation E. Barrier, P. Huchon, M. Aurelio; Philippine fault: A key for Philippine kinematics. Geology 1991;; 19 (1): 32–35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)0192.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract On the basis of new geologic data and a kinematic analysis, we establish a simple kinematic model in which the motion between the Philippine Sea plate and Eurasia is distributed on two boundaries: the Philippine Trench and the Philippine fault. This model predicts a velocity of 2 to 2.5 cm/yr along the fault. Geologic data from the Visayas provide an age of 2 to 4 Ma for the fault, an age in good agreement with the date of the beginning of subduction in the Philippine Trench. The origin of the Philippine fault would thus be the flip of subduction from west to east after the locking of convergence to the west by the collision of the Philippine mobile belt with the Eurasian margin. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.