New Light on Deep Earthquakes.
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| Title: | New Light on Deep Earthquakes. |
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| Authors: | Green II, Harry W. |
| Source: | Scientific American Special Edition. Jul2005 Special Edition, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p97-105. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs, 2 Maps. |
| Subjects: | Earthquakes, Plate tectonics, Earth movements, Subduction zones, Seismology |
| Abstract: | The article demonstrates mechanisms for deep earthquakes. Deep earthquakes occur, exclusively in thin, planar zones that begin beneath oceanic trenches and angle down into the mantle. The theory of plate tectonics tells us that these locations mark subduction zones, where the cold uppermost layer sinks into the mantle. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article demonstrates mechanisms for deep earthquakes. Deep earthquakes occur, exclusively in thin, planar zones that begin beneath oceanic trenches and angle down into the mantle. The theory of plate tectonics tells us that these locations mark subduction zones, where the cold uppermost layer sinks into the mantle. |
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| ISSN: | 15512991 |
