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Question A: What type of plate tectonic boundary is the boundary between the Nazca Plate and South American Plate? Question B: At what depths have earthquakes occurred along this plate tectonic boundary – shallow depths ONLY, intermediate depths ONLY, deep depths ONLY, or ALL depths? Question C: According to the IRIS Earthquake Browser mạp, where along this plate tectonic boundary did the earthquake with the largest magnitude ẢND the deepest focus depth occur? HINTS: 1) Answer this guestion by stating which country the earthquake occurred in and 2) You can see the magnitude of earthquakes, as well as the date they occurred and the country where the epicenter was located, by hovering your computer mouse over the epicenter dots on the IRIS Earthquake Browser website. w NORTH AMERCAN PLATE EURASIAN EURASIAN

Question A: What type of plate tectonic boundary is the boundary between the Nazca Plate and South American Plate? Question B: At what depths have earthquakes occurred along this plate tectonic boundary – shallow depths ONLY, intermediate depths ONLY, deep depths ONLY, or ALL depths? Question C: According to the IRIS Earthquake Browser mạp, where along this plate tectonic boundary did the earthquake with the largest magnitude ẢND the deepest focus depth occur? HINTS: 1) Answer this guestion by stating which country the earthquake occurred in and 2) You can see the magnitude of earthquakes, as well as the date they occurred and the country where the epicenter was located, by hovering your computer mouse over the epicenter dots on the IRIS Earthquake Browser website. w NORTH AMERCAN PLATE EURASIAN EURASIAN

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Question A: What type of plate tectonic boundary is the boundary between the Nazca Plate and South American Plate? Question B: At what depths have earthquakes occurred along this plate tectonic boundary – shallow depths ONLY, intermediate depths ONLY, deep depths ONLY, or ALL depths? Question C: According to the IRIS Earthquake Browser map, where along this plate tectonic boundary did the earthquake with the largest magnitude ẢND the deepest focus depth occur? HINTS: 1) Answer this question by stating which country the earthquake occurred in and 2) You can see the magnitude of earthquakes, as well as the date they occúrred and the country where the epicenter was located, by hovering your computer mouse over the epicenter dots on the IRIS Earthquake Browser website. NORTH AMERICAN PLATE EURASIAN PLATE EURASIAN PLATE JUAN DE FUCA- PLATE CARIBBEAN PLATE PHILIPPINE PLATE ARABIAN PLATE COCOS PLATE INDIAN PLATE EQUATOR AFRICAN PLATE NAZCA PLATE PACIFIC PLATE SOUTH AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN PLATE PLATE AUSTRALIAN PLATE SCOTIA PLATE ANTARCTIC PLATE 19
Transcribed Image Text:Question A: What type of plate tectonic boundary is the boundary between the Nazca Plate and South American Plate? Question B: At what depths have earthquakes occurred along this plate tectonic boundary – shallow depths ONLY, intermediate depths ONLY, deep depths ONLY, or ALL depths? Question C: According to the IRIS Earthquake Browser map, where along this plate tectonic boundary did the earthquake with the largest magnitude ẢND the deepest focus depth occur? HINTS: 1) Answer this question by stating which country the earthquake occurred in and 2) You can see the magnitude of earthquakes, as well as the date they occúrred and the country where the epicenter was located, by hovering your computer mouse over the epicenter dots on the IRIS Earthquake Browser website. NORTH AMERICAN PLATE EURASIAN PLATE EURASIAN PLATE JUAN DE FUCA- PLATE CARIBBEAN PLATE PHILIPPINE PLATE ARABIAN PLATE COCOS PLATE INDIAN PLATE EQUATOR AFRICAN PLATE NAZCA PLATE PACIFIC PLATE SOUTH AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN PLATE PLATE AUSTRALIAN PLATE SCOTIA PLATE ANTARCTIC PLATE 19
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