subduction
noun
sub·duc·tion
(ˌ)səb-ˈdək-shən 
: the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
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The earthquake started on the Great Sumatran Fault, a fault system linked to the subduction of the Indian Plate underneath the Sunda Plate.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The new study suggests, however, that around coronae, something quite similar to subduction could be happening.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest’s coast: After centuries of two tectonic plates pushing up against each other, the Cascadia subduction zone that runs from Northern California all the way up to British Columbia is due to rupture — possibly in our lifetimes.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
But Dura's group took a closer look at a different threat that could happen very suddenly—land dropping by up to two meters during a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, which stretches from Northern California to Washington.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The new study suggests, however, that around coronae, something quite similar to subduction could be happening.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest’s coast: After centuries of two tectonic plates pushing up against each other, the Cascadia subduction zone that runs from Northern California all the way up to British Columbia is due to rupture — possibly in our lifetimes.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
But Dura's group took a closer look at a different threat that could happen very suddenly—land dropping by up to two meters during a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, which stretches from Northern California to Washington.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Subduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subduction. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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