Home Wikituition Browse all terms Categories
Random term

Geophysics & Environmental Physics

1 term


A–Z
All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Filtering by: Geophysics & Environmental Physics Starts with W Clear all
Geophysics & Environmental Physics

Wadati-Benioff Zone

A planar dipping zone of earthquake foci produced by the subduction of a cold, rigid oceanic lithospheric plate into the mantle.

Seismic Focal Depth down to ~670 km along dipping slab km (Focal Depth)