Subduction zone

subduction zone - a narrow, elongate region in which one lithospheric plate descends relative to another.

A subduction zone is a boundary where two tectonic plates collide. Subduction zones create geological formations as well as...

When tectonic plates collide, they produce earthquakes like the recent one in Nepal. Researchers are providing new ways to explain h...

Researchers have found something strange going on inside Washington's Mount St.

Geologists have uncovered a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth's inner workings.

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Large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis have historically affected the western regions of the U.S. and Canada and are likely to do so in the future. Off the southern coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California, a 600-mile-long strip exists where the Pacific Ocean floor gr