Do this South American countries get earthquakes often?

Question

Do this South American countries get earthquakes often?:

Ecuador

Peru

Colombia

Bolivia

Chile

Do they get earthquakes at all?

How about volcanoes?

Since they are part of the Ring of Fire.

Answer 1

earthquakes effect places that are located either directly on top of, or near a fault line or the thingy that separates two plates (i frogot what it's called)

Answer 2

Yes south american countries do get earthquakes in fact the strongest earthquake in history took place in Chile on  may 22 1960 . It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale

Other earthquakes that hit countries youve mentioned above are

-16 Nov 2007 - eathquake hit ecuador  6.7 magnitude

-16 Aug 2007 - earthquake hits coast of peru magnitude 8.0

-15 Aug 2008 - earthquake hit peru magnitude 8.0

-25 May 2008 - earthquake hit colombia magnitude 5.8

-17 Nov 2005 - earthquake hit bolivia magnitude 6.9

There are many many many volcanoes in south america here is the list

Bolivia - - 31 volcanoes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...

Colombia - - 17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...

Argentina 47

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...

Ecuador - 35 volcanoes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...

Peru  - - 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...

Chile - 104 WOAH

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vo...