GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 90 percent of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the ring is dotted with 75 percent of all active volcanoes on Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seventy-five percent of Earth’s volcanoes-more than 450 volcanoes-are located along the Ring of Fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 90 percent of all volcanoes and 75 percent of active volcanoes on Earth are located in this region. The map reveals a striking pattern. Rather than volcanoes appearing randomly, they appear to form boundary lines around the Pacific and along the edge of some continents.

Detailed explanation-4: -The majority of volcanic arcs can be found in the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of about 425 volcanoes that edges the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-5: -Scientists believe that 80 percent of the volcanic eruptions on Earth take place in the ocean. Most of these volcanoes are thousands of feet deep, and difficult to find. But in May of 2009, scientists captured the deepest ocean eruption ever found.