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Interestingly, this earthquake is a key part of the evidence that a new subduction zone may be starting to form off the coast of Portugal. (E.g. Duarte et al, 2
by jofer 7y ago
Interestingly, this earthquake is a key part of the evidence that a new subduction zone may be starting to form off the coast of Portugal. (E.g. Duarte et al, 2013 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao_Duarte9/publication/237145222_Are_subduction_zones_invading_the_Atlantic_Evidence_from_the_southwest_Iberia_margin/links/00b4953262121edb89000000.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao_Duarte9/publicatio... )
- arethuza 7y agoSo the Atlantic will go with the way of the Iapetus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iapetus_Suture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iapetus_Suture
- jofer 7y agoEventually! Don't rush on buying your future mountain view property, though. It'll take tens to hundreds of millions of years to happen.