Delaminated lower slab thermal regime before slab break-off in the Pamirs: Implications from 3D kinematic modeling
Authors:
- Faheem HarisFHFaheem Haris
- Ji YingFengJYJi YingFeng
- Ahmed WaqarAWAhmed Waqar
- Qu RuiQRQu Rui
- Zhu YeZYZhu Ye
- Yang JunYJYang Jun
- Yoshioka ShoichiYSYoshioka Shoichi
- Suenaga NobuakiSNSuenaga Nobuaki
Open Access
- 1 January 2026
- journal article
- Published by Earth and Planetary Physics in Earth and Planetary Physics
- Vol. 10 (1) , 13-21
Abstract
Key Points: • Slab geometry with upper slab termination at shallow depths beneath the Pamirs is incorporated into kinematic modeling. • The occurrence of intermediate-depth earthquakes aligns with cold slab regions near the slab tear-off below the southwestern Pamirs. • The lateral asymmetry in slab temperature possibly explains the mechanism of lateral tearing and differential slab-mantle coupling.Keywords
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