Its mountains and earthquakes are the product of the Nazca and South American tectonic plates crashing into each other all ...
Its mountains and earthquakes are the product of the Nazca and South American tectonic plates crashing into each other all along the length of Chile. Dr. Mohama Ayaz, a geologist and geospatial ...
It might seem idiotic to jump straight on a 260km road trip the morning after you’ve flown almost a day to reach Peru.
Chile, known for its 90 active volcanoes, lies along the Andes, where the Nazca Plate subducts beneath the South American Plate. Volcanoes are more than just geological formations - they are ...
The earthquake reportedly resulted from the rupture of a 500-600 kilometre stretch of the fault that separates the South American Plate from the subducting Nazca Plate. The event was followed by ...