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WADATI-BENIOFF ZONE EARTHQUAKES [1 record]

Record 1 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A plane beneath the trenches of the circum-Pacific belt, dipping toward the continents at an angle of about 45°, along which earthquake foci cluster ...

OBS

According to the theory of plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading, plates of the lithosphere sink into the upper mantle causing earthquakes along the upper boundary of the plate, thus defining this zone.

OBS

... named in honor of seismologists Kiyoo Wadati and Hugo Benioff.

OBS

Benioff zone of earthquakes: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Zone sismique inclinée qui plonge dans le manteau.

CONT

Les gîtes porphyriques d'étain de Bolivie [...] sont associés à des intrusions hyperalumineuses de type S mises en place au-dessus des niveaux profonds d'une zone de Benioff [...]

OBS

zone sismique de Benioff : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica de placas
  • Vulcanología y sismología
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