Using numerical models that re-create the temperature and deformation conditions deep inside a subduction zone, scientists were able to match observations and infer the main factors that control the depth at which seismic rupture, tremor and slow slip occurs.

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Using numerical models that re-create the temperature and deformation conditions deep inside a subduction zone, scientists were able to match observations and infer the main factors that control the depth at which seismic rupture, tremor and slow slip occurs.