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Where is most earthquakes and volcanoes located?

the ring of fire


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

75%


Where do volcanoes can eruped?

well, volcanoes are located everywhere. so, in something called the ring of fire, which is the ring of volcanoes around the world, wherever they are located, that's where they erupt. MAKE SENSE? XD


Mos of the earths volcanoes are located in a wide uneven loop around the pacific ocean?

that is known as the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire has many volcanoes and is an earthquake danger zone.


Why are most volcanoes located by the ring of fire?

Because of the movement of tectonic plates.


Where are volcanoes oftern found?

Volcanoes are often found along tectonic plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean. They can also occur in hotspots, like Hawaii, where magma rises from deep within the Earth's mantle. Volcanoes can be found both on land and underwater.


What does a string of volcanoes usually indicate?

The ring of fire, or a tetonic plate is near


What is the ring if fire?

a ring of volcanoes


Which ocean has a ring of volcanoes on the land surrounding it?

The Pacific Ocean has a ring of volcanoes known as the Ring of Fire. This area is located in the Pacific Ocean basin and is characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity due to plate tectonics.


Why don't we have volcanoes in North America?

volcanoes usually form at the edges of tectonic plates, which is one of the reasons that there are many in the Ring Of Fire. North America is not really located at the edge of many plates so there are not that many volcanoes.


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 are the many volcanoes around the pacific ocean are usually called?

They can be called the Ring of Fire.