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Figure 11. Cross sections of Washington showing plate convergence (top fig ure) and earthquake hypocenter locations. Some major topographic features and underl ying geologic structures of Washington are shown diagrammatically in the upper figure. In th e lower figure, selected hypocenters of earthquakes that occurred in 1982 through 1986 between latitudes 47' and 48'N are projected onto a vertical plane that generally corresponds to the diagram in the upper figure. Because of the great number of shallow earthquakes that occurred between 1982 and 1986, only hy pocenters of those having magnitudes equal to or greater than 1.8 are shown in the lower figure. Belo w 30 km, hypocenters of all earthquakes having magnitudes of 1.0 or greater that occurred during this pe riod are shown. The distribution of deep earthquakes indicates the slope of the zone of subduction. In th e lower figure there is a vertical exaggeration of 2 to I below sea level; this creates the illusion that the subducting Juan de Fuca plate dips more steeply than it actually does. Topography indicated on the lower figure has a vertical exaggeration of 12 to 1.
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