Sentences with phrase «recent subduction zone»
Scientists believe the most recent subduction zone earthquake, a M9 event, occurred in January 1700.
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Here we are not dealing with large volcanic eruptions of the size of Pinatubo of Mount St. Helens, here we are talking about extreme events: The Toba caldera in the Sumatra subduction zone in Indonesia originated from one of the largest volcanic eruption in recent Earth history, about 74,000 years ago.
The recent spate of great subduction - zone quakes, of magnitude 8 or larger, began with the 2004 Sumatra earthquake.