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Nazca Plate seismic activity in South America
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Latest: Venezuela reports earthquakes in Falcón and Yaracuy alongside widespread power outages
Seismic activity along the western coast of South America is driven by the Nazca Plate subducting beneath the South American continent. The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) notes the plate moves at approximately seven