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What events on earths surface tend to occur in the region more frequently then in other regions of the earth why do they occur here?
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∙ 11y ago
Volcanoes, hence the "fire." The collision of tectonic plates around the Pacific rim triggers volcanoes and earthquakes, and sometimes tsunamis (which can spread quickly over wide areas of ocean).
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∙ 12y agoThe Pacific rim has more volcanic events and earthquakes, both caused by tectonic activity.
The "Ring of Fire" is a belt of seismic and volcanic activity roughly surrounding the Pacific Ocean. It includes the Andes Mountains of South America, the coastal regions of western Central America and North America, the Aleutian and Kuril islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, the island of Taiwan, eastern Indonesia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and the island arcs of the western Pacific. About three-fourths of all historically recorded active volcanoes have occurred in this belt.
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∙ 11y agoplate tectonics slide and create tension
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