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Subduction zone schematic

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
A cross-section illustration that shows the features of a subduction zone where oceanic and continental plates collide.
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Detailed Description

Schematic cross-section of the accretionary wedge along the Cascadia subduction zone. Modified from Moore and others, 2007.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Three-Dimensional Splay Fault Geometry and Implications for Tsunami Generation: Science
Moore, G.F., Bangs, N.L., Taira, A., Kuramoto, S., Pangborn, E., and Tobin, H.J., 2007, Three-Dimensional Splay Fault Geometry and Implications for Tsunami Generation: Science, v. 318, p. 1128 – 1131, doi:10.1126/science.1147195.