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Benioff zone

Seismically active zone inclined from a deep sea trench. Earthquakes along Benioff zones apparently define a lithospheric plate that descends into the mantle beneath another, overlying plate. The zone is named after Hugo Benioff, a US seismologist who first described this feature.

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Benioff zone (redirected from Wadati-Benioff zone)

Benioff zone

Benioff zone
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