subduction

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The Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone has produced some of the largest tsunamis on record, including a devastating event in 1952 triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

For years, researchers suspected these fragments were evidence of dying subduction zones, but the exact mechanism was unclear.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

"Getting a subduction zone started is like trying to push a train uphill -- it takes a huge effort," said Brandon Shuck, a geologist at Louisiana State University and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating back-to-back earthquake disasters.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

The tectonic plates surrounding the Pacific Ocean are converging, or moving toward each other, resulting in a rough arc of subduction faults around the edge of the ocean.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland