> Ninety percent of the world's earthquakes occur along which geographicphenomenon?And the answer: Pacific Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire makes a horseshoe shape around the Pacific Ocean, touchingOceania, Asia, North America, and South America. A direct result of platetectonics, the Ring of Fire is where 75% of the world's volcanoes are locatedand where 90% of the world's earthquakes occur.Along the Ring of Fire, tectonic plates overlap at convergent boundaries calledsubduction zones. One plate is pushed downward (or subducted) while the other isforced up, melting the bottom plate into magma. The abundance of magma so closeto the Earth's surface creates conditions for volcanic activity. Around the Ringof Fire, there are about 450 volcanoes, many of which are active today. Oftentimes, volcanic seismic activity spurs other natural disasters such asearthquakes, tsunamis and even volcanic lightning. Just this past January, avolcano named Taal in Indonesia set off once again, creating earth-tremblingexplosions and raining ash into the surrounding towns. In 2018, another volcanonamed Mt. Mayon in the Philippines let loose its wrath, temporarily forcingrelocation of thousands of residents. Mt. Mayon, like others in the Ring ofFire, is an active volcano that has erupted about 50 times in the past 500years. The Philippines alone has around 22 active volcanoes. The Ring of Fire continues to wreak havoc on the lives of those who call itsregions home. Check out the video below to catch a glimpse into our earth's mostpowerful explosions.