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Sunken volcanoes

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Subduction zone earthquakes cause the overriding plate to stretch and subside. Excessive subsidence of volcanoes during the large quakes in Chile in 2010 and Japan in 2011 highlight an unexpected response of volcanic areas to the sudden tectonic pull.

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Figure 1: Deformation of the overriding plate and volcanic arc between and during megathrust earthquakes.

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