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Alaska's Semidi Segment Could Unleash a Devastating Tsunami

by Terri Cook 19 February 201616 August 2022

Study reveals structures along the Alaskan convergent margin capable of generating a powerful tsunami directed toward the United States's West Coast.

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Plate Displacement Rate Offers Insight into 2011 Tohoku Quake

by L. Strelich 4 February 201624 January 2023

For the first time, scientists use GPS to measure the displacement rate of the subducting Pacific Plate near the source of disastrous shaking in 2011.

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Bending Plate Provides Unexpected Heat Source

by C. Minnehan 1 October 201510 March 2022

Scientists discover the causes for heat flow anomalies near the Japan Trench.

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Tracking Down a Subduction Zone Earthquake

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 13 February 201524 August 2023

Researchers use computer simulations to find the date and earthquake source of an ancient tsunami that deposited sediment in a Hawaii sinkhole.

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Pacific Plate's Underbelly Revealed Through Explosive Means

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 11 February 20155 October 2022

Scientists produce their own seismic waves—via explosives—to image the bottom region of the plate subducting under the New Zealand.

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Changing Crustal Velocities Preceded 2011 Tohoku-oki Quake

by J. Rosen 18 November 201424 January 2023

Researchers examined the crustal deformation associated with earthquakes that occurred before the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake.

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