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subduction zone
noun
- geology a long narrow, often arcuate, zone along which subduction takes place
subduction zone
- A convergent plate boundary where one plate subducts beneath the other, usually because it is denser. The western coast of South America is roughly coincident with a subduction zone in which a plate consisting of ocean floor is subducting beneath the continental mass of South America.
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Predicting the exact arrival of a Cascadia Subduction Zone quake is also nearly impossible, and constantly evolving.
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone is the wonky name for the place where all this mayhem will begin.
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