Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a 40,000-kilometer horseshoe-shaped belt of intense seismicity and volcanism that rims the Pacific Ocean. It hosts about 75% of Earth’s active volcanoes and roughly 90% of global earthquakes due to interactions among major and micro tectonic plates, especially at subduction zones. The belt includes deep ocean trenches such as the Mariana Trench and has produced many of the world’s largest recorded earthquakes.
