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ZONE SUBDUCTION BENIOFF [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

[A] zone between two lithospheric tectonic plates, in which the sinking plate is oceanic.

CONT

Benioff subduction zones ... characterize convergent margins. They are areas of great seismicity. They are associated with deep-sea trenches and they dip toward and beneath volcanic arcs, along which earthquakes foci cluster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
Key term(s)
  • zone de subduction de Benioff

Spanish

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