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Where is most earthquakes and volcanoes located?

the ring of fire


Where are most volcanoes?

Most volcanoes are located on what is called "the Ring of Fire", and ring in the pacific that has high tectonic activity.This area is home to 452 volcanoes which is over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.


What is the circle located in and around the Pacific Coast where scientists think most volcanoes and earthquakes are located?

The ring of fire


Most of the earths volcanoes are located in a wide uneven loop around the pacific ocean what is the belt of volcanoes called?

The Ring of Fire


How did the ring of fire come the ring of fire?

Because most volcanoes are around it.


What percentage of the volcanoes are located outside the ring of fire?

75%


Where are volcanoes mosly found?

most volcanoes are along the ring of fire


Where do volcanoes occur the most?

The most volcanoes occur around the Pacific Ocean, in an area called the Ring of Fire.


Where are the most volcanoes?

The Ring of Fire, located around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, is known for having the most active volcanoes in the world. Countries such as Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States have many active volcanoes due to their location along this tectonically active region.


Where are most volcanoes and earthquakes located?

They both happen along the lithosphere (tectonic) plates. For Volcanoes- The Ring of Fire, which is where most of the volcanoes in the world happen, is along tectonic plate boundaries. For Earthquakes- Faults (cracks in the Earth's crust) form above the tectonic plates, and when the two plates of the fault slip, it releases energy, and causes an earthquake to happen.


Where are the most of the active volcanoes on earth found?

the ring of fire for valcanoe not the song ring of fire:)


Which island has the most volcanoes?

Indonesia has the most volcanoes of any country, with the most active volcanoes on the island of Java. The country is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region known for its seismic and volcanic activity.