Schematic figure of the subduction zone underneath the Kanto region (left) in Japan and the spatial distribution of magnitude 2 to 6 earthquakes on the subduction zone at 60 to 70 kilometers below ...

This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a megathrust fault ... which were then converted into images, somewhat similar to how physicians create interior scans of the human body.

The harrowing images of Thailand and Myanmar on Friday morning after ... with the presence of several large US cities in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone. 'Groups of experts have ...

Visualization of thermal state and slab depth in the Makran Subduction Zone Fig 2 Slab geometry and subduction velocities of the Arabian Plate. The color of the slab indicates the depth.

(KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues ... and various algorithms, to create ...

Click image for a larger view. Subduction zone volcanoes commonly exhibit a symmetric shape with steeper slopes near the vent and a broad gentle base. These stratovolcanoes produce a wide range of ...

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...