Ancient fragment of Pacific Ocean found 400 miles below China hints at deepest subduction event ever

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Map of the subduction region in northeast China
Map of the subduction region in northeast China. Picture: Nature

Scientists have discovered the ancient remains of the Pacific Ocean extending hundreds of miles underneath China.

This old piece of the Pacific is a relic of the oceanic lithosphere. The upper surface layer of the lithosphere is composed of several fragmented tectonic plates, which slowly move and shift around at the surface, occasionally running into each other.

During these subductions, one plate gets forced under the other at subduction zones – for example the Cascadia Subduction Zone – and ends up being driven ever deeper into the planet.

The new science study depicts this epic phenomenon taking place at greater depths than ever before observed, at depths between 410–660 kilometers (254–410 miles) below Earth’s surface. Prior records were at depths of about 200 kilometers (roughly 125 miles).

Ancient fragment of the Pacific Ocean found buried 400 miles below China
Ancient fragment of the Pacific Ocean found buried 400 miles below China. Picture Nature

More information about this ancient fragment of the Pacific Ocean found buried below China on Live Science, Strange Sounds and Steve Quayle.

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4 Comments

  1. OUR FATHER LIKES ASIANS,there are a lot of good people in asian countries,WOE TO THE ONES WHO EAT CHILDREN…thats probably 90% of them…they got about FIVE YEARS left on earth..then their history…

  2. .50
    If the chineese swollowed by the quake , then world will have to manifature it made in thier country. How ever everythig is made in China! Walmart first came to USA and North America saying made in North Amerca then few years later everything is made in China!

  3. We need that subduction zone to swallow up these demonic creatures, and send them all to hell, where they belong. They are a plague upon mankind.

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