The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...

creating a volcano-tectonic (VT) event. This type of quake produces relatively high-frequency shaking, usually between one and five cycles per second. An increase in VT activity is often an early ...

geochemical and geophysical ways that are part of the plate tectonic cycle. In regions of convergence, one plate can sink under another in a subduction zone, or two colliding plates can form a ...

according to the Wilson Cycle. Much of this movement is caused by subduction zones which are "places where one tectonic plate sinks below another," a statement by the study authors said.

Groundbreaking research refines China’s Ordovician paleogeography, revealing microcontinents as pivotal players in Earth’s ...

Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve seismic forecasts and save lives.