  Sunspots are the most notable structure on the solar surface with strong
magnetic fields. The field is generally strongest in a dark area (umbra), but
sometimes stronger fields are found in non-dark regions such as a penumbra and
a light bridge. The formation mechanism of such strong fields outside umbrae is
still puzzling. Here we report clear evidence of the magnetic field of 6,250 G,
which is the strongest field among Stokes I profiles with clear Zeeman
splitting ever observed on the Sun. The field was almost parallel to the solar
surface and located in a bright region sandwiched by two opposite-polarity
umbrae. Using a time series of spectral datasets, we discussed the formation
process of the super-strong field and suggested that this strong field region
was generated as a result of compression of one umbra pushed by the horizontal
flow from the other umbra, like the subduction of the Earth's crust in plate
tectonics.
