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Gold, copper... why are these precious metals found in subduction zones? 🌋
Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the ...
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Subduction zone figure (IMAGE)
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 ...
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Cascadia Subduction Zone study reveals area at particular risk for massive quake
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the ...
Hikurangi fault poses tsunami risk: Hawke’s Bay urged to prepare to evacuate
Off the coast of Hawke’s Bay, a giant slumbers – but could wake at any time. The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is where the ...
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Advanced seismic imaging deciphers mantle dynamics beneath Tonga subduction zone
The Tonga Subduction Zone, characterized by the world’s fastest plate convergence (~24 cm/year) and back-arc spreading rates, serves as a natural laboratory for studying plate-mantle interactions.
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This 'Ring of Fire' can swallow entire Atlantic Ocean if sleeping subduction zone beneath it awakens
Recent research report by Live Science suggests that a dormant subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Strait may awaken, potentially leading to the creation of a new geological phenomenon akin to ...