subduction
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Island arcs, chains of volcanoes that develop above subduction zones where one oceanic plate descends beneath another, are often unusually rich in gold.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
These strike-slip earthquakes can occur at shallower depths than subduction quakes, where one tectonic plate is forced below another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone has produced some of the largest tsunamis ever recorded in the Pacific.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
While collecting sediment cores from the Cascadia subduction zone off Oregon and northern California, the team accidentally drifted off course.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 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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