Among seismologists, the geology of Alaska's earthquake- and volcano-rich coast from the Aleutian Islands to the southeast is fascinating, but not well understood. Now, with more sophisticated tools ...

“In the Cascades, broadly, we’re located along a subduction zone,” explained United States Geological Survey (USGS) Research Geologist Emily Johnson. “So that's where there's an oceanic plate that's ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Determining the origin and rate of magma production in subduction zone volcanoes is essential to understanding the formation of continental crust and the recycling of subducted ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, produce the most devastating seismic, volcanic, and landslide hazards on the planet. A new report presents an ambitious plan to make ...