Isolated intermediate-depth seismicity north of the Izu peninsula, Japan: implications for subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate

Isolated intermediate-depth seismicity north of the Izu peninsula, Japan: implications for subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate

Abstract The subduction of the Philippine Sea (PHS) Plate toward the north of Izu peninsula, Japan, is of great interest because intraslab seismicity is absent where the buoyant Izu volcanic arc has been subducting over the past 15 Myr. This study analyzes 42 earthquakes in an isolated seismic clust...

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Main Author: Junichi Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Earthquake
Slab temperature
Dual subduction
Volcanic ridge
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0779-7

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