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    As Dense Seafloor Is Subducted, It Penetrates the Surrounding Mantle
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As Dense Seafloor Is Subducted, It Penetrates the Surrounding Mantle

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As dense seafloor is subducted, it penetrates the surrounding mantle and ruptures it causing the largest earthquakes.as the mantle fractures.

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