Puerto Rico Trench

The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The trench is associated with a complex transition between the subduction zone to the south along the Lesser Antilles island arc and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary that extends west between Cuba and Hispaniola through the Cayman Trench to the coast of Central America. Scientific studies have concluded that an earthquake occurring along this fault zone could generate a significant tsunami.

Related Topics:
Oceanic trench - Caribbean Sea - Atlantic Ocean - Subduction zone - Lesser Antilles - Island arc - Transform fault - Cuba - Hispaniola - Cayman Trench - Central America - Tsunami

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The island of Puerto Rico lays immediately to the south of the fault zone and the trench. The trench is 800 km long and has a maximum a depth of 8,605 meters at Milwaukee Deep, which is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean.

Related Topics:
Puerto Rico - Milwaukee Deep

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