Astonishing paper! 😮 #Seamount basalts trap fluids. When the seamount subducts, it fractures the hanging wall. The basalt cracks (#earthquakes!) and fluids escape, allowing #slowslip on the #megathrust. Documented in #Hikurangi! 🤩 1/2 @kerrywkey https://t.co/fyuqU2A7BU https://t.co/J7628W08V2
— Dr. Judith Hubbard (@JudithGeology) Jul 12, 2021
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July 12, 2021 at 10:26AM
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