How is the Nazca plate moving in relation to the Pacific plate?

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Thelema · Answer 1 · 2020-10-20T19:33:53+0000

The Nazca plate forms the southeastern part of the Pacific plate.

The Nazca Plate, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru.
The Pacific Plate lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
The Nazca and the Pacific plate share both divergent and transform type of plate boundary.
The Pacific and the Nazca plate are separating at an increasing rate of about 122-142mm/year. These are the regions where the rate of tectonic activity is very high.
The Nazca Plate and the South American Plate are also converging at a rate of about 62mm/year, being the fastest subduction rate on earth.

Result: Nazca plate forms the southeastern part of the Pacific plate.