This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers ...

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

The Cascadia subduction zone stretches from northern California all the way to Canada's British Columbia. It also sits under ...

Instead, it’s oozing warm liquid up into the Pacific Ocean. According to a press release from the University of Washington, the hole was found on top of the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault.

Recent research report by Live Science suggests that a dormant subduction zone beneath the ... a new geological phenomenon akin to the Pacific Ocean's 'Ring of Fire.' ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...