subduction
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If subduction zones continued indefinitely, continents would keep piling up, oceans would disappear, and much of Earth's geological history would be erased.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
"Getting a subduction zone started is like trying to push a train uphill -- it takes a huge effort," said Brandon Shuck, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The July 29 earthquake struck in the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone with a magnitude of 8.8, making it the sixth largest earthquake recorded worldwide since 1900.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Their combined results point to a far livelier early Earth, suggesting that widespread subduction and the growth of continental crust may have begun several hundred million years earlier than earlier theories proposed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 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
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