A new structural map of the western Sea of Okhotsk, based on grids of multichannel seismic
data, provides several new insights into the Tertiary deformation of Asia, especially in regard …

Abstract The South Okhotsk deep-sea basin is a morphologically-simple, fault-bounded
basin located in the Kuril back-arc region. The structure of the crust is distinguished by three …

The India‐Eurasia collision caused extensive deformation in the Eurasia Continent since
late Eocene time. We propose that back‐arc spreading in the Okhotsk and Japan Seas was …

Abstract Tectonic models of Northeast Japan generally involve the progressive subduction
of the Paleo-pacific oceanic crust during the Mesozoic and collision of the Okhotsk …

The Chersky seismic belt represents a zone of deformation between the North American and
Eurasian plates in northeast Russia. The belt extends from the Laptev Sea into the Chersky …

Abstract The Kurile Basin in the Okhotsk Sea, northwestern Pacific, is a back‐arc basin
located behind the Kurile Island Arc. It is underlain by oceanic crust and its origin has been …

A right‐lateral shear zone trending northerly along more than 2000 km is recognized from
central Japan to northern Sakhalin. It was active mainly during the Neogene and has …

Seismic reconnaissance lines were surveyed on the wide, virtually unexplored shelf of the
Laptev Sea between the New Siberian Islands and the Taimyr Peninsula. The most …

The plate tectonic paradigm implies rigid plates and narrow plate boundaries. In contrast,
diffuse plate boundaries are common both in the oceans and continents [RG Gordon, Annu …

The Kuril backarc basin is a 3300-m-deep basin located behind the Kuril island arc and
subduction zone. It is underlain by oceanic crust, the top of which is 7–8 km deep, and it …