subduction
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Two major fault systems along North America's West Coast, the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault, may be more closely connected than previously believed.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Carbotte noted that scientists have long known that subduction can slow or stall when lighter parts of a plate reach the boundary.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Scientists have, for the first time, clearly captured a subduction zone in the act of breaking apart.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
However, seismic instruments have occasionally detected earthquake origins beneath continents and away from subduction zones, in some cases as much as 50 miles below the Moho.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026
When the crust reached the end of its journey at the boundary with continents, it plunged back into the Earth in a process known as subduction.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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