The model predicts that the extended subduction zone will form a new Atlantic subduction system – the so-called 'Ring of Fire', named after the Pacific Ocean version that already exists.

A subduction zone is created where two plates converge, with one sinking into the mantle. Dynamics along the plate interface create earthquakes, magma generated above the sinking slab leads to ...

"It's giving us a glimpse into Earth's past that we've never had before." Subduction occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, recycling surface material back into Earth's mantle.

The Cascadia subduction zone, where the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate descends beneath the overlying North American plate, extends 1100 km from northern California to northern Vancouver Island.

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a long-lost underwater collision that occurred over 100 million years ago, dramatically ...

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Recent research report by Live Science suggests that a dormant subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Strait may awaken, potentially leading to the creation of a new geological phenomenon akin to ...

Even the most efficient detection-and-warning system might not be able to warn areas extremely close to subduction zones. The tsunami ravaged Sumatra's Banda Aceh only a half hour after the quake ...

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