Dehydration-induced earthquakes identified in a subducted oceanic slab beneath Vrancea, Romania
Abstract Vrancea, Eastern Romania, presents a significant intermediate-depth seismicity, between 60 and 170 km depth, i.e. pressures from 2 to 6.5 GPa. A debate has been lasting for decades regarding the nature of the seismic volume, which could correspond to the remnant of a subducted slab of Tethy...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89601-w |