Large intermediate-depth earthquakes and the subduction process

• Published in: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
• Main Authors: Astiz, Luciana, Lay, Thorne, Kanamori, Hiroo
• Other Authors: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A., Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 1988
• Subjects: Tonga; Kamchatka; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/27020; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6S-46YCY2X-2G/2/9e9f604c31b4c96089209edf4f231f7c; https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9201(88)90138-0

This study provides an overview of intermediate-depth earthquake phenomena, placing emphasis on the larger, tectonically significant events, and exploring the relation of intermediate-depth earthquakes to shallower seismicity. Especially, we examine whether intermediate-depth events reflect the stat...