Fig. 3. Deep earthquakes in the subducted slab. (IMAGE)

Ehime University

Fig. 3. Deep earthquakes in the subducted slab.

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Seismicity is high in the strongly deformed areas in the deep subducted slabs. Our model (i.e,. shear transition of olivine to ringwoodite via poirierite) provides a natural explanation for the cause of high seismicity in the strongly deformed areas of deep subducted slabs.

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Tomohiro Ohuchi

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