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What type of plate boundary was the Andreanof earthquake?

Convergent


Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?

Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.


What is the plate boundary of the aleutian trench?

Convergent boundary Convergent boundary


What type of plate boundary created mt tambora?

Mount Tambora is associated with a convergent plate boundary.


Is nyiragongo on a convergent plate boundary?

No, Nyiragongo is not located on a convergent plate boundary. It is situated within the East African Rift system, which is associated with a divergent plate boundary where the African Plate is splitting into two tectonic plates.


Is a volcano a convergent boundary?

No. A volcano is not a plate boundary. Most volcanoes on land are associated with convergent boundaries, but many are associated with divergent boundaries and others with hot spots.


At what type of boundary did the 1960 Chilean earthquake occur?

At a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust where subduction is occurring.


What type of plate margin was the Japanese earthquake?

it is on a convergent plate boundary also known as a subduction zone


What type of plate boundary is the peru-chili trench?

The Peru-Chile Trench is a convergent plate boundary, where the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate. This subduction zone is associated with frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.


What boundary is it where two plates push together?

An area where two tectonic plates collide is called a boundary. There are three kinds of boundaries. They are convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.


What plate boundary is in the Himalayan mountains?

The Himalayas are found at a convergent plate boundary also known as a subduction zone where one plate slips under the other driving the land mass up.


What famous earthquake is convergent kind?

The 2011 earthquake in Japan, known as the Tōhoku earthquake, is a famous example of a convergent plate boundary earthquake. This megathrust earthquake occurred where the Pacific Plate subducted beneath the North American Plate, leading to significant devastation and triggering a powerful tsunami.