Discontinuous thickening of the MTZ beneath the NCC was imaged by seismic data.
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A double 660 km discontinuity structure exists beneath the southeastern ENCC.
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Pacific plate subduction and trench retreat result in stagnant slab in the MTZ.
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Discontinuous thickening may be related to the subduction rate of the slab.
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