Map of Plate Boundaries (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Map of Plate Boundaries

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The Nazca Plate pushes from the West against the South American Plate with 66 mm/year, thus building up enormous pressure which is released through huge earthquakes.

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M. Moreno et al./GFZ

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