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The Ring of Fire hosts most of Earth volcanoes and earthquakes
A horseshoe shaped belt around the Pacific Basin generates 90 percent of global quakes
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a 40,000-kilometre horseshoe-shaped zone of intense volcanic and seismic activity encircling the Pacific Ocean basin. Subduction zones formed where dense oceanic plates slide beneath continental tectonic plates melt subducted crust into magma chambers. This tectonic activity creates 75 percent of Earth's active volcanoes and 90 percent of its earthquakes.
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The Ring of Fire hosts most of Earth volcanoes and earthquakes: the short answers
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