Referring to Figure 2,3 and 4, we can see the trenches of Philippine Trench, Cotabata Trench and Sulu Trench, Negros Trench, connected to Manila ‘Trench and the East Luzon Ts 1 Philippines, the ich, The Philippine Fault Zone has many segments, ia Mindanao, thie fault traverses Davao going to Surigag (Davao, Agusan dal Sur. Agusan del Norte and Surigag). We have the Lianga Fault Segment ard Mati Fault Segment. We also have Central Mindanao Fault 2nd Cahanglatan Fault: We alco have the ME(Mindana0 Fault): Western Mindanao Extension slo nown ae Cotabato Sindangan Fault and aloo the Laman Fault System. 2. List dour the major eathquake geacrators in Mindanao and desribe cach generator in tenns of te ype and size Answer: ‘The Major Earthquake Generator n Mindanao are the following, 1) Philippine Trench 2) Philippine Feit Zone 2) Central Mindanao Fault 9) Cotatete-Sindangan Fault 5) Gatabata Trench 6) Sulu Trench 1) danaa Fault Systom & Phitippine Trench “The Phiigpine Trench (also Philippine Deep, Mindanao Trench, and Mindanao Deep] isa submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. Tho trench ie located in the Philippine oa of the vrestemn North Pacife Ocean and continues NV-SSE ithae a length of approximately 1.320 illomenoes (820 miles) and a width of about 30 ken (19 ml from the center ofthe Philippine island of Luzon tren Halmaliera in Indonesia At its deepest point the trench reaches 10,540 meters (34.580 2) or (5,760 fathoms), Immedistely te the north ofthe Philippine Tr ‘Trench. They are separated. with their continuity interrupted and cigplaced, by Bennara ing southeastto the northern Maluku islend of wh fe the East Luzon. Plateau on the Philippine Sea Plate “The Philippine trench i hypothesized to be younger than 8-9 milion years old. The central partof the Phillie fault formed during the Plg-Plestocene times is considered to bbe an active depression of the Barth's crust. The trench formed from allison between the Pelavean end Zambagnga plates. This caused a change convergent zone to a gubdusson 2one, The gubéustion zane ie located west to east of the n geological processes going from a