As Chile is located in an active continental margin, it hosts a large number of subduction volcanoes and nearly all of the territory of Chile is subject to earthquakes arising from strains in the subducting Nazca and Antarctic Plates or shallow strike-slip faults.
It hosts a large number of subduction volcanoes. Nearly all of the territory of Chile is subject to earthquakes. These earthquakes are arising from strains in the subducting Nazca and Antarctic Plates. These earthquakes are arising from shallow strike-slip faults. Chile is located in an active continental margin.