Subduction

Subduction is when two tectonic plates meet. One of the plates is pushed under the other into the Earth's mantle. Subduction causes the most powerful earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes caused by subduction can lead to tsunamis.

Areas where subduction occurs are called subduction zones.^[1] Subduction zones are all around the world in places like Indonesia, Seattle, Washington and in the Himalaya mountain range in Nepal.

Subduction Media

Diagram of the geological process of subduction
The Juan de Fuca plate sinks below the North America plate at the Cascadia subduction zone
Oceanic plates are subducted creating oceanic trenches.
Global subducted slabs USGS

References

↑ Stern, R.J. (2002). "Subduction zones". Reviews of Geophysics. 40 (4): 1012. Bibcode:2002RvGeo..40.1012S. doi:10.1029/2001RG000108. S2CID 15347100.

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[1] Stern, R.J. (2002). "Subduction zones". Reviews of Geophysics. 40 (4): 1012. Bibcode:2002RvGeo..40.1012S. doi:10.1029/2001RG000108. S2CID 15347100.

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