This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...
magma generated above the sinking slab leads to explosive volcanic eruptions, and topography created in the upper plate leads to landslides and sediments that feed back into the subduction zone.
And yet it is well known that volcanoes have the capacity to generate ... effort has gone into understanding what are called subduction earthquakes and tsunamis, such as the 2004 disaster which ...
Subduction zones are "characterized by intense geological activity, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the formation of deep oceanic trenches," said Newsweek. This is similar to the ...