Since a few million years ago, both African and European continents have met and pounding each other, due to the movement of two tectonic plates of Africa and Eurasia.Suburbs north of Africa, during this, menunjam slowly down the European continent. However, the latest findings from researchers indicate something contrary. Now, turn to Europe are likely to be turned sank beneath the African continent.
European Geosciences Union meeting over the weekend. If their concerns are proven, this is a rare thing, and will be a new beginning of the emergence of a new subduction zone.
Under the Mediterranean Sea, rock solid at the tip of the African Plate actually been submerged beneath the Eurasian plate where Europe is located. However, the plains of Africa proved too mild to be submerged under Europe.
Analysis of the research team from Utrecht said, because the African continent can not be light and drowned, making Africa the previous parts of subduction occurs, broken and sunk in the bowels of the earth.
Empty space caused by the sinking of the African subducted Eurasian plate and then make the most of it driven to the South. These areas are along the Mediterranean, such as the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, and Crete.
"Africa will not be drowned, when Africa and Europe will continue to collide. So who's going to sink?" Rinus Wortel said researchers from the University of Utrecht, quoted by the BBC website.
Carrots also see the direction of plate movement are precisely menunjam Europe down the African Plate and create a new subduction zone. This is considering the Eurasian plate is heavier than Africa. "In time we may be witnessing the beginning of subduction beneath Europe Africa," said Carrots.
Consequently, concerns about the possibility of more frequent earthquakes and tsunamis in the European region. In fact, European countries has yet to provide many tools to anticipate an earthquake or a tsunami in their area.
Assurance against the formation of subduction zones of Europe will paved the way for modeling in this area and calculate the risk of earthquake and tsunami activity in this area.
Typically, earthquakes that occurred in Europe is smaller than that occurred in the belt of fire volcano in the Pacific region. However, history had recorded the earthquake of 8 on the Richter scale in Europe. (Art)
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