Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈p〉Subducting plates release fluids as they plunge into Earth’s mantle and occasionally rupture to produce intraslab earthquakes. It is debated whether fluids and earthquakes are directly related. By combining seismic observations and geodynamic models from western Greece, and comparing across other subduction zones, we find that earthquakes effectively track the flow of fluids from their slab source at 〉80 km depth to their sink at shallow (〈/p〉
Electronic ISSN:
2375-2548
Topics:
Natural Sciences in General