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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
underthrust .
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The Nankai Trough is a subducting plate boundary, where the Philippine Sea plate underthrusts the southwestern Japan margin at a rate of ~4. 1-6.5 cm / y along an azimuth of 300°-315°N (Seno et al.,
Clastic Detritus 2008
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The Nankai Trough is a subducting plate boundary, where the Philippine Sea plate underthrusts the southwestern Japan margin at a rate of ~4. 1-6.5 cm / y along an azimuth of 300°-315°N (Seno et al.,
Clastic Detritus 2008
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