Subduction of the eastern part of Nazca plate beneath the western margin of the South America Plate occurs at a rate of about , a process which is responsible for events such as the 1960 Valdivia earthquake and the 2010 Chile earthquake . This subduction process is responsible for the growth of the Chilean Andes and the volcanic and geothermal manifestations therein
1960 Valdivia earthquake
1960 Valdivia earthquake
Laguna del Maule (volcano)