Megathrust
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megathrust is a noun meaning (geology) A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake.
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.
Word Forms
- megathrusts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cataclysm, mainshock, earthquake, macrorupture, rockburst, earthstorm.
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