The Ring of Fire

 Have you ever seen an active volcano? Do you know that there are more than 1,500 volcanoes that are active today? yes, you've read the line correctly and an estimated 500 million people live near these active volcanoes.



Today I would like to share some knowledge about one of the dangerous things on this planet The Ring of Fire.

The Ring of Fire is also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt. It is a long path along the pacific ocean surrounded by active volcanoes. Earthquakes occur very often in these areas. Approximately 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. It encircles many tectonic plates such as the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Indian-Australian, Nazca, North American, and Philippine Plates. It is 40,000-km (24,900-mile) in length.




The number of volcanoes and earthquakes is caused by the movement of tectonic plates. These areas are mostly bounded by volcanoes thus this region is called "The Ring of Fire".

Major volcanic events that have occurred within the Ring of Fire are

  • Mount Tambura (1815)
  • Krakatoa (1883)
  • Mount Saint Helens (1980)
  • Mount Pinatubo(1991)

Major Earthquake events

  • Chile earthquake(1960)
  • Alaska earthquake(1964)
  • Chile earthquake(2010)
  • Japan earthquake(2011)


Main causes of Volcanic eruptions:

  • When magma rises to the surface.
  • When there is a high pressure from dissolved gases in magma.
  • When the mantle melts to form magma ,and increases the amount of magma present.

On average, there are about 50-70 volcanoes that erupt every year. When a volcano erupts they spew hot, dangerous gas, ash and lava that can cause loss of life and property. These eruptions affected 6.2 million people and caused nearly 2400 deaths between 1998-2017


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