Figure 2. During the past decade, Mindanao has experienced numerous large earthquakes. The island lays between two opposing subduction zones, marked by the Philippine and Cotabato trenches. The Philippine Fault lays between them. Plate motions are from Ohkura et al. (2015) and earthquakes from USGS. Credit: Stein and Toda, 2026, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0