because there's two plates called "Nazco plate" and the "South American plate" tant the fault line of those plates are on Peru...
they have earthquakes every year
Earthquakes ofetn occur on plate boundaries. Usually in Japan, Peru, Thailand although we have had some in Macnhester, Kent and Birmingham.
because there's two plates called "Nazco plate" and the "South American plate" tant the fault line of those plates are on Peru...
nevado volcano in peru There are many volcanoes in Peru. The west of Peru lies on the Andes, which run along western South America. There are many volcanoes in the Andes, some of them (more than 15) in Peru.
Chile is located on a tectonic plate boundery and a subduction zone called the Peru-Chile trench. Very violent earthquakes happen at subduction zones.
The list of earthquakes by year (1990-Present) or by country can be found at the USGS Earthquake Hazards website. In 2001 there was one earthquake magnitude 8 or greater, which was in Peru (M 8.4). The USGS provides a list of significant earthquakes for 2001 as well as a worldwide map of earthquakes for 2001 and previous years. See link below
One 8.2Off the coast of central Peru 1942/08/24 22:50
there was a 8.2 off the coast of central Peru on 1908/12/12 12:08
One 8.2 near the Coast of central Peru 1940/05/24 16:33
One 8.1 near the coast of central Peru 1974/10/03 14:21
One 8.4 near the coast of southern Peru 2001/06/23 20:33
One 8.1 near the coast of central Peru 1966/10/17 21:41