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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/GeoGeoGeoGeo on 2025-08-29 19:24:57+00:00.

Original Title: Seismic evidence for oceanic plate delamination offshore Southwest Iberia suggests oceanic delamination may facilitate subduction initiation, a long-unsolved problem in the theory of plate tectonics, and may even be responsible for some of the highest-magnitude earthquakes in Europe