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65 mm/yr
71 mm/yr
73 mm/yr
74 mm/yr
58 mm/yr
51 m
m
/yr
Pacific Ocean
Arabian Basin
Chile Basin
Peru Basin
1906 M8.5
1922 M8.7
1960 M9.5
2001 M8.4
2010 M8.8
60W
60W
80W
80W
40W 100W
10S
10S
30S
30S
MAP EXPLANATION
Earthquakes M6.5+ 1900-2012
Magnitude
!( 6.5 - 7.0
!(
7.0 - 7.5
!( (( (
7.5 +
! > Nucleation Points (M8.3+)
Slab Contours
Depth
0 - 120 (20 km intervals)
160 - 360 (40 km intervals)
400 - 560 (40 km intervals)
600 + (40 km intervals)
Aftershock Zones
#
Subduction
Transform
Divergent
Others
0 500 1,000 250
Kilometers
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Antarctica Plate
Nazca Plate
South American
Plate
Cocos
Plate