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The smaller Arabian plate plunges beneath the Eurasian plate where the two collide in the Middle East. As the Eurasian plate descends, quakes can occur deep below the surface.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Adam Voiland
Published April 17, 2013 Data acquired April 16, 2013