Map of Japan showing Kumano Pluton (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Map of Japan showing Kumano Pluton

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The Kumano Pluton is in southern Japan near the Nankai subduction zone. A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin compiled seismic data to create a 3D model of the Earth beneath the study area.

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UT Jackson School of Geosciences

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