Illustration of a map showing the Eurasian, Philippine Sea, Pacific, and Japan plates, with arrows indicating movement directions and labels.

In the next 50 years, the Pacific Plate will continue slowly subducting beneath the Philippine Sea Plate near Japan. This will likely cause more earthquakes and possible volcanic activity, including a possible eruption of Mount Fuji. The movement will be small, only a few centimeters per year, but GPS data will show steady shifts. Japan may move slightly westward toward the Eurasian Plate. See more