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The link between great earthquakes and the subduction of oceanic fracture zones [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2012 Giant subduction earthquakes are known to occur in areas not previously identified as prone to high seismic risk. This highlights the need to better identify subduction zone segments potentially dominated by relatively long (up to 1000 yr and more ...
R. D. Müller, T. C. W. Landgrebe
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Barium content of Archaean continental crust reveals the onset of subduction was not global
Nature Communications, 2022 Only subduction zone can produce Ba-rich TTG, representing a proxy for the onset of subduction. Statistical increases in Ba contents of Archaean TTGs reveal the diachronous onset of subduction from regional at 4 Ga to globally complete after 2.7 ...
Guangyu Huang +4 more
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What Controls Maximum Magnitudes of Giant Subduction Earthquakes?
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2020 Giant earthquakes with magnitudes above 8.5 occur only in subduction zones. Despite the developments made in observing large subduction zone earthquakes with geophysical instruments, the factors controlling the maximum size of these earthquakes are still
Iskander A. Muldashev +1 more
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Numerical models of slab migration in continental collision zones [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2012 Continental collision is an intrinsic feature of plate tectonics. The closure of an oceanic basin leads to the onset of subduction of buoyant continental material, which slows down and eventually stops the subduction process.
V. Magni +3 more
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Nature Communications, 2017 In the Nankai subduction zone a low-velocity zone (LVZ) has been detected. Here, the authors present shear wave velocity profiles to show that low frequency earthquakes correlate with the distribution of the LVZ in the Nankai subduction zone.
Takashi Tonegawa +5 more
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Earth and Planetary Physics, 2021 The thermal structure of the continental subduction zone can be deduced from high-pressure and ultra-high-pressure rock samples or numerical simulation. However, petrological data indicate that the temperature of subducted continental plates is generally
Ting Luo, Wei Leng
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Slow Geodynamics and Fast Morphotectonics in the Far East Tethys
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2022 How can the sluggish, long‐wavelength mantle convection be expressed by so many time and space scales of morphotectonic activity? To investigate these relationships, we explore the Java‐Banda subduction zone, where geodynamic records cluster.
L. Husson +9 more
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P and S Wave Anisotropic Tomography of the Banda Subduction Zone
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 In subduction zones with slab‐slab interactions, the pattern of mantle convection is very complex and still unclear. In this study, we jointly invert a large number of P and S wave arrival time data of local earthquakes for 3‐D isotropic and anisotropic ...
Yuanyuan Hua, Dapeng Zhao, Yi‐Gang Xu
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe Mesozoic subduction zone over the Dongsha Waters (DSWs) of the South China Sea (SCS) is a part of the westward subduction of the ancient Pacific plate.
Pibo Su, Zhongquan Zhao, Kangshou Zhang
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Bidirectional Loading of the Subduction Interface: Evidence From the Kinematics of Slow Slip Events
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2020 Subduction zones host some of Earth's most damaging natural hazards, including megathrust earthquakes and earthquake‐induced tsunamis. A major control on the initiation and rupture characteristics of subduction megathrust earthquakes is how the coupled ...
K. A. McKenzie +2 more
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