Last Updated :2025/11/23

Benioff zone

Noun
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沈み込み帯に沿って存在する、深い位置の地震活動帯。最大で約700kmの深さに達することがある。
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地震学者たちは、震源を島弧の下にある沈み込み面に沿った深部の地震帯に突き止め、そこでは沈み込むプレートが深発地震を引き起こすことがある。

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(geology) A deep level seismic zone on the line of subduction. This zone can be as deep as 700km.

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Benioff zone

Seismologists traced the earthquake's hypocenter to the Benioff zone beneath the island arc, where subducting slabs generate deep-focus quakes.

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Seismologists traced the earthquake's hypocenter to the Benioff zone beneath the island arc, where subducting slabs generate deep-focus quakes.

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