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subduction [səb′dək·shən] (geology) The process by which one crustal block descends beneath another, such as the descent of the Pacific plate beneath the Andean plate along the Andean Trench. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But there are three "gaps" or segments along the Aleutian subduction boundary where no great earthquakes have occurred since the turn of the century; these gaps have been targeted as the most likely Aleutian sites of great earthquakes in the near future by a number of seismologists. |
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