South America has a great example of a convergent plate boundary. As the Nazca Plate collides with the South American Plate, it's forced underneath it creating the ever-changing Andes Mountains.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Fifteen years ago on February 27, a devastating 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile off the coast of Concepcion, shaking the ground for four minutes and unleashing a tsunami ...

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 ...

Its mountains and earthquakes are the product of the Nazca and South American tectonic ... says GPS technology lets scientists monitor plate movement for any variation and anticipate possible ...

Following that debacle, Bazardo made a handful of decent if forgettable (complimentary) appearances before being optioned ...

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 ...

Torrential rains caused landslides and severe flooding across rural Peru on Thursday. In Nazca, the Aja River overflowed, swallowed farmland and destroyed homes while collapsing bridges left ...

Torrential rains caused landslides and severe flooding across rural Peru on Thursday. In Nazca, the Aja River overflowed, swallowed farmland and destroyed homes while collapsing bridges left residents ...