The absolute motion of the Nazca Plate has been calibrated at 3.7 cm/yr east motion ( 88 ° ) , one of the fastest absolute motions of any tectonic plate . The subducting Nazca Plate , which exhibits unusual flat-slab subduction , is tearing as well as deforming as it is subducted ( Barzangi and Isacks ) . The subduction has formed , and continues to form , the volcanic Andes Mountain Range . Deformation of the Nazca Plate even affects the geography of Bolivia , far to the east ( Tinker et al. ) . The 1994 Bolivia earthquake occurred on the Nazca Plate ; this had a magnitude of 8.2 M _ w , which at that time was the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake occurring deeper than 300 km
1994 Bolivia earthquake
1994 Bolivia earthquake
Nazca Plate