Farallon Slab Beneath Midwest Pulls Crust Downward, Causing Widespread Thinning

A tectonic slab buried 660km beneath the central US is pulling surface materials downward, causing the Earth’s crust to thin across a wide region. The slab, a remnant of the Farallon plate, has been identified through seismic imaging and simulations as the cause of this geological activity. Researchers say this underground movement extends beyond the Midwest, reshapin…

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