Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. The earthquake, occurring at a depth of 25km, highlights Nepal's vulnerability as the 11th most ...

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

Sediment buoyancy reduces plate pressure, which can hinder seafloor subduction to some extent (Keum and So, 2023). To eliminate the influence of sediments, we simulated the basement depth at the time ...