ABSTRACT
The South China Sea (SCS) and Taiwan Strait were formed primary by the convergence of the Eurasian tectonic plate with two minor lithospheric tectonic plates and a complex boundary belt (Philippine Boundary Belt). The Philippine boundary belt separates the minor lithospheric plates from the Pacific plate. The Sunda Plate is a minor lithospheric tectonic plate located in the eastern hemisphere along the equator. The Philippine mobile belt (PMB) is a complex portion of the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Caroline plate. The PMB encompasses most of the Philippines. The Taiwan Strait is located on the south-east coast of East Asia, connecting to the East China Sea in the north-east and to the SCS in the south-west. The strait extends from an imaginary north-east line from Pingtan Island in Fujian Province to Fukueicuiao Cape north of Taiwan island. Taiwan Strait is a depression basin on the foreland of the Eurasian plate.
