由于智利位于太平洋板块以及南美板块交界处，地震风险极高。
Chile is at a high risk of earthquakes because it lies on the boundary between the Pacific and South American tectonic plates.
然而，更强的地震曾发生于西海岸以及阿拉斯加的板块交界处。
However, even bigger quakes have occurred at the plate boundaries along the west coast and Alaska.
由于位于板块交界处，威灵顿一直被认为是发生地震几率很大的地方。
Wellington has always been considered much more at risk because it straddles the plate boundary.
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