Subduction Thrust Fault


Subduction Thrust Fault : The fault that accommodates the differential motion between the downgoing oceanic crustal plate and the continental plate. This fault is the contact between the top of the oceanic plate and the bottom of the newly formed continental accretionary wedge. Also alternately referred to as the plate-boundary thrust fault, the thrust interface fault, or the megathrust fault
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