The convergent boundary along the Pacific coast experienced a mild earthquake at the subduction of the ocean plate and the continental plate near the continental slope. What would MOST likely occur as a result?

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warmer weather

warmer weather

shallower ocean depths

shallower ocean depths

turbidity current

turbidity current

methane release

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The most likely result of a mild earthquake occurring at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate would be a turbidity current. Such earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides or disturbances in sediment, leading to the movement of sediment-laden water down the continental slope, which characterizes turbidity currents.