The Peru–Chile Trench, also known as the Atacama Trench, is an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) off the coast...

of the trench. Erosive margins, such as the northern Peru-Chile, Tonga-Kermadec, and Mariana trenches, correspond to sediment-starved trenches. The subducting...

west coast of South America. The ongoing subduction, along the Peru–Chile Trench, of the Nazca plate under the South American plate is largely responsible...

Peru–Chile Trench. At its deepest point, the trench descends to over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft). The same telluric displacements that created the Peru-Chile...

Oregon and California, the Hawaiian Islands, and east as far as the Peru-Chile Trench in the Pacific. In the Indian Ocean, it has been collected from Durban...

combined rupture of the Japan Trench and Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, or individually the Aleutian Trench or Peru–Chile Trench. Another possible area could...

and South American plate on the Peru–Chile Trench, off the coast of southern Chile. Because of its geography, Chile remains one of the most seismically...

the Chile Rise, being subducted under the South American plate at the Peru–Chile Trench. The Chile triple junction is the boundary between the Chilean Rise...

Terrane. To the west, the Andes end at the Pacific Ocean, although the Peru-Chile trench can be considered their ultimate western limit. From a geographical...

range and the creation of the Peru–Chile Trench, as well as volcanism in the Peruvian highlands. The oldest rocks in Peru date to the Precambrian and are...

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Because of Valparaíso's proximity to the Peru–Chile Trench, the city is vulnerable to earthquakes. The Peru–Chile Trench stores large amounts of energy for...

are similar for the deeps of the Mariana Trench but considerably lower in the Peru–Chile Trench. The Tonga Trench and the operating area was surveyed by...

gases and ash. Continental Chile has a high concentration of active volcanoes due to its location along the Peru–Chile Trench, a subduction zone where the...

multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory...

Examples of subduction zones include the Sumatra and Java trenches, Nankai Trough and Peru–Chile Trench which are frequent sources of these earthquakes. The...

below the surface of the sea. The Earth's longest trench runs alongside the coast of Peru and Chile, reaching a depth of 8065 m (26460 feet) and extending...

as the Peru–Chile Trench where the Nazca Plate dives beneath the South American Plate, the city is subject to megathrust earthquakes. Chilean forces occupied...

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under the South American plate at a convergent boundary known as the Peru-Chile Trench at approximately 7.7 cm (3.0 in) per year. The Nazca Ridge began subducting...

morphostructures of Chile: the Andes, the Intermediate Depression, the Coast Range, and the Peru–Chile Trench off the coast. Since Chile is on an active continental...

and Chile subduction zones. In general, the obliquity angle is between 15° and 30°. Subduction zones with high obliquity angles include Sunda trench (ca...

from processes involving the collision of the Chile Ridge with the Peru–Chile Trench. It lies farther east than the Austral Volcanic Zone, the volcanic...

the Peru–Chile Trench. Just north of the Nazca plate, the oceanic Cocos plate subducts under the Caribbean plate and forms the Middle America Trench. Oceanic...

subduction of the Nazca plate under western South America along the Peru–Chile Trench. To the south, the CVZ is limited by the Pampean flat-slab segment...

earthquake. Off the coasts of Peru and Chile, the Nazca plate subducts underneath the South American plate along the Peru-Chile Trench. At the location of the...

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subducts under the South American plate at the Peru–Chile Trench along the coast of southern Chile. This portion of the Rise has been referred to as the...

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the Peru–Chile Trench. The two plates are converging towards each other at a rate of about 78mm or 3 inches per year. Southwestern Peru has a history of...