Both kinds of plate boundary are associated with fault systems, earthquakes and volcanism, but the kinds of geologic activity observed at the two boundaries are quite different.

When a fault reaches the process boundary the process state changes to failing (" process failing "event, 42010) until all of the active and long-running activities and active scopes are terminated.

Wuxi fault is the boundary fault of western Wuerxun depression in Hailar Basin, which plays an important role in tectonic evolution to the depression.