What does megathrust mean?
Megathrust means (geology) A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake..
Megathrust
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Meaning
(geology) A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake..
Example Sentences
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., a magnitude-9 undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.
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Word Forms
- megathrusts
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On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., a magnitude-9 undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.
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