megathrust
megathrust · megathrusts
A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate,…A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake.
Meaning
1 sensesA sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake.
Forms
plural: megathrusts| Singular | megathrust |
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