What is a physical process that happens in Chile?

Chile is located on the boundary between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. The convergence of these tectonic plates in a

destructive plate boundary. As the

Nazca Plate moves 8 cm per year under

the South American Plate, it sinks into the Earth in a process known as

subduction, generating significant geological events in Chile which include frequent earthquakes and explosive volcanic eruptions.