"Subduction zones are sites of high rates of volcanism, earthquakes, and mountain building." -Wikipedia
On earthquaketrack.com,
is a list of the earthquakes these past few years near the boundary.
This boundary caused the eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius, which is still active. It is also the source of other volcanoes in Italy, such as Campi Flegrei, Stromboli, Mount Etna, and Vulcano. Subduction creates these volcanoes as a plate underneath the other carries down rock which melts and is later brought up to the surface.
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