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Evolution in Fluid Composition During Subduction

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Fluid‐rock reactions play important roles in seismicity, arc‐magma chemistries, and volatile cycling at convergent plate boundaries. In subduction environments, metamorphic reactions involving hydrous fluids facilitate metasomatic alteration and mass transport.
A. A. Helm, M. J. Caddick, R. J. Bodnar
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Lithium isotope fractionation in the southern Cascadia subduction zone

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2006
We present lithium (Li) abundances and isotope compositions for a suite of anhydrous olivine tholeiites (HAOTs) and hydrous basalt-andesitic (BA) lavas from the Mt. Shasta and Medicine Lake regions, California. The values of δ7Li vary from + 0.9‰ to + 6.4‰ and correlate inversely with distance from the trench.
Magna, T, Wiechert, U, Grove, T, Halliday, A   +3 more
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Performance of Slab Geometry Constraints on Rapid Geodetic Slip Models, Tsunami Amplitude, and Inundation Estimates in Cascadia

Seismica
Tsunamigenic megathrust earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone present a major hazard concern. We can better prepare to model the earthquake source in a rapid manner by imbuing fault geometry constraints based on prior knowledge and by ...
Kevin Kwong, Brendan Crowell, Amy Williamson, Diego Melgar, Yong Wei   +4 more
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Complex Structure in the Nootka Fault Zone Revealed by Double‐Difference Tomography and a New Earthquake Catalog

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2022
We employ an automatic earthquake detection algorithm to seismic waveforms recorded between the years 2000 and 2020 in southwest British Columbia. 32,121 events which possess at least three paired P‐ and S‐wave arrival times are located, compared to 21 ...
Reid J. Merrill, Michael G. Bostock, Simon M. Peacock, Andrew J. Schaeffer, Steven W. Roecker   +4 more
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Dynamic Evolution of Forearc Subsidence Controlled by Slab Geometry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Several subduction zones worldwide present an enigmatic forearc topography and strain characterized by extension at a forearc ridge near the trench and shortening within a forearc valley located between the ridge and the magmatic arc. The development of this topography has been linked to progressive slab steepening, while strain patterns ...
F. Bolrão, W. P. Schellart
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Seismic evidence for melt-rich lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath young slab at Cascadia

Nature Communications
The Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary (LAB) beneath oceanic plates is generally imaged as a sharp seismic velocity reduction, suggesting the presence of partial melts.
Xin Wang, Ling Chen, Kelin Wang, Qi-Fu Chen, Zhongwen Zhan, Jianfeng Yang   +5 more
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Poloidal‐ and Toroidal‐Mode Mantle Flows Underneath the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Geophysical Research Letters, 2020
Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain intriguing circular shear wave splitting patterns in the Pacific Northwest, invoking either 2‐D entrained flows or 3‐D return flows. Here, we present some hitherto unidentified, depth‐dependent anisotropic
Hejun Zhu, Xueyan Li, Jidong Yang, Robert J. Stern, David E. Lumley   +4 more
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Tectonic evolution of the Nootka fault zone and deformation of the shallow subducted Explorer plate in northern Cascadia as revealed by earthquake distributions and seismic tomography

Scientific Reports, 2023
At the northern Cascadia subduction zone, the subducting Explorer and Juan de Fuca plates interact across a transform deformation zone, known as the Nootka fault zone (NFZ).
Jesse Hutchinson, Honn Kao, Michael Riedel, Koichiro Obana, Kelin Wang, Shuichi Kodaira, Tsutomu Takahashi, Yojiro Yamamoto   +7 more
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High‐Resolution 3‐D Lithospheric Structure of the Subducting Carnegie Ridge and the Ecuadorian Margin Imaged From Teleseismic Receiver Functions

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract The Ecuadorian margin is a forearc‐arc system shaped by oceanic terrane accretion and Carnegie Ridge subduction, yet the accretion mechanism and ridge subduction extent remain poorly constrained. Using teleseismic P‐wave receiver functions from dense seismic arrays, we image velocity discontinuities within the overriding plate and subducting ...
Cong Li, Susan L. Beck, Jonathan R. Delph, Boe Ericksen, Anne Meltzer, Colton Lynner, Mario Ruíz, Mónica Segovia, Stephen Hernández, Sandro Vaca, Alexander Wickham Piotrowski, Gabriela Ponce   +11 more
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Tectonic Tremor Reveals Slow Deformation Along the Antarctic–South American Subduction Zone

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract The Antarctic–South American subduction zone is among the least explored convergent margins and lacks documented large interplate earthquakes despite ongoing convergence. Here we report the discovery of tectonic tremor along this plate boundary using continuous seismic data.
K. Azúa, S. Ruiz, S. Ide
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