Hugo Benioff

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human physicist seismologist

Hugo Benioff was an American seismologist and physicist best known for his work on deep-focus earthquakes and the identification of what are now called Benioff zones in subduction regions.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
awardReceived Arthur L. Day Medal ⓘ
William Bowie Medal ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1899-09-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-02-09 ⓘ
developed electromagnetic seismographs ⓘ
high-sensitivity seismographs ⓘ
educatedAt California Institute of Technology ⓘ
Pomona College ⓘ
employer California Institute of Technology ⓘ
Seismological Laboratory at Caltech ⓘ
surface form: Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology
fieldOfWork physics ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
hasPartNamedAfter Benioff seismograph ⓘ
Benioff zone ⓘ
influenced plate tectonics theory ⓘ
knownFor Tonga-Kermadec subduction system ⓘ
surface form: Benioff zones

deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ
study of subduction zones ⓘ
memberOf American Geophysical Union ⓘ
Seismological Society of America ⓘ
name Hugo Benioff self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableConcept Benioff zone ⓘ
deep-focus earthquake distribution ⓘ
notableWork identification of inclined seismic zones in subduction regions ⓘ
occupation physicist ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Los Angeles ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Pasadena ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
researched earthquake energy release ⓘ
subduction processes ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied distribution of earthquake foci with depth ⓘ
earthquake source mechanisms ⓘ
workLocation California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Pasadena ⓘ

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