Sinking seamount offers clues to slow motion earthquakes
Sinking seamount offers clues to slow motion earthquakes
phys.org Sinking seamount offers clues to slow motion earthquakes
Scientists have long puzzled over what happens when seamounts—mountains and volcanoes on the seafloor—are pulled into subduction zones. Now, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that when seamounts sink, they leave behind a trail of soft sediments. The researchers think the sedi...
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