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Pacific plate

Appears in 2 processs and 2 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

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Plate tectonics and volcanism

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Mantle plumes feed hotspot volcanoes while plates slide over them (Hawaii-Emperor chain, about 92 mm/yr)

Earth's heat engine, faulting, earthquakes and isostasy

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Most large earthquakes occur at subduction trenches; the 2011 Tohoku M9 released strain stored where the Pacific plate subducts beneath Japan

Often found with

Mantle plumes 1 Hotspot volcanoes 1 Internal heat 1 Magma 1 Earthquakes 1 Subducting slabs 1 Gravitational potential energy 1

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