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Subduction only occurs on convergent plate boundaries, which means that the two plates are colliding. Subduction is basically the sinking of one plate below another. This happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, and the more dense oceanic plate filled with more mafic rock types (with magnesium/iron and less silica) slide under the less dense continental crust.

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Do Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.?

No, hotspot volcanoes do not occur along subduction zones. They occur when plates pass over mantle hot spots.


Where do subduction's occur?

Where crust is destroyed


The deepest earthquakes occur were?

The deepest earthquakes occur at subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth's mantle. These earthquakes can occur as deep as 700 km below the surface.


Do earthquakes occur in subduction zones?

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Do most earthquakes occur on land or water?

The most earthquakes are mostly occurs on land


What types of boundaries do subduction zones occur?

Convergent Boundaries!


When Most earthquakes happen?

near subduction zones


When do most earthquakes occur in Japan?

Japan is an arc caused by subduction of the Pacific and Phillipine plates beneath the Eurasian plate. The subduction plates lose water to the mantle rocks as they go down, which causes the mantle rock to melt. This is the magma that forms the volcanoes. The earthquakes are caused by the plates scraping against each other- a subduction zone is basically a reverse fault.


Where do earthquakes occur most often?

Earthquakes occur most often along tectonic plate boundaries, specifically at convergent boundaries where one plate sinks beneath another (subduction zones) or at transform boundaries where two plates slide past each other horizontally. Additionally, earthquakes can also occur within plates themselves due to intraplate stress and faulting.


Where do most deep-focus earthquakes occur?

Most deep-focus earthquakes occur in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another. These earthquakes typically occur at depths ranging from 300 to 700 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The deeper focus of these earthquakes is due to the intense pressure and high temperature conditions found at these depths in the Earth's mantle.


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