The following plates are shown: North American, South American, Pacific. Arrows point in opposite directions at the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates.
What happens in the circled area?

creation of crust
process of subduction
formation of volcanoes
occurrence of earthquakes

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Occurrence of earthquakes.

The arrows show a transform boundary where the Pacific and North American plates slide past each other (e.g., the San Andreas fault). This produces seismic activity but not crust creation, subduction, or typical volcanic chains.