Why does south America have so many earthquakes?

Answer 1

It could be because of an earthquake belt it usually hits a region of new or fairly new mountains where there are also volcanoes. The west coast of South America has a lot of earthquakes because that continent moves westward over-neath the Pacific Ocean ground called the NAZCA Plate. There is a huge resistance causing some earthquakes and the Andes mountains to keep growing higher and right next to the coastline.

Answer 2

South America is located on the boundary of several tectonic plates, making it a seismically active region. The movement of these plates creates stress that is released as earthquakes. Additionally, the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate along the Peru-Chile Trench is a major cause of seismic activity in the region.

Answer 3

There is a subduction zone just off the west coast of South America. Here, portions of three tectoonic plates are sliding under the South American Plate. Thtension builds up as the plates rub together and is released in the form of earthquakes.

Answer 4

Because of the san Andreas fault line. the way it moves along the coast produces earthquake.

Answer 5

Because Chile is located near the tectonic plates under the earths surface which when they rub together can cause earthquakes.

Answer 6

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