Deep earthquakes and the thermal assimilation of subducting lithosphere

Rinus Wortel

doi:10.1029/GL013i001p00034

Deep earthquakes and the thermal assimilation of subducting lithosphere

Rinus Wortel^*

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Two problematic aspects of deep seismic zones are investigated: the maximum depth (about 700 km) of seismic activity and the relative maximum in seismic energy release in the 500‐700 km depth range. It is shown that both features can be accounted for by a model based on thermal assimilation. This implies that no barrier is required at a depth of 650‐700 km to explain the observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-37
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/GL013i001p00034
Publication status	Published - Jan 1986

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