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The ring of fire is the area in western South America, western North America, southern Alaska, and eastern Asia where volcanoes and earthquakes are common.

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How does ring of fire related to frequent occurrence of earthquakes?

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How does ring of fire related to the frequent occurrence of earthquake?

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How is ring of fire related to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes?

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This region is subjected to frequent earthquakes and volcanoes?

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Frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes occur in Japan because it is located on the Ring of Fire?

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What is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Pacific Ocean is called?

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What do you call the pacific coastal areas that experience frequent volcanoes and earthquakes?

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How ring of fire related to frequent occurrence of earthquakes?

A build up of stress. As the plates move past each other or one moves under another, the edges of the plates get locked up. This is because the edges of the plates are not smooth but jagged. Eventually so much stress builds up that the plates "pop" past each other releasing a huge amount of energy in the form of an earthquake


Are earthquakes frequent in Central America?

There has been a number of earthquakes in Central America. There is a ring of fire around the Pacific with some instability of tectonic plates. From February 18-22, 2018, there were three earthquakes under 5 magnitude (Panama, Nicaragua, and S El Salvador.


Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?

The answer is that earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent along Tectonic plate boundaries, these are the natural pieces that the continents and oceans are on.