they have earthquakes every year
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.
there was a 8.2 off the coast of central Peru on 1908/12/12 12:08
One 8.2Off the coast of central Peru 1942/08/24 22:50
Earthquakes can occur anywhere in the world, but they are most commonly found along the boundaries of tectonic plates, where the Earth's plates meet. These regions are called fault lines, and the movement of these plates against each other can cause earthquakes.
Some of the deepest earthquakes on Earth occur in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. These earthquakes can happen as deep as 700 kilometers (430 miles) below the surface. Examples of subduction zones where deep earthquakes occur include the Japan Trench and the Peru-Chile Trench.
One 8.2 near the Coast of central Peru 1940/05/24 16:33
One 8.1 near the coast of central Peru 1966/10/17 21:41
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