![Ellipse shaped illustration of Earth with Ring of Fire marked.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/004/239/full/TheConversation_ART_Expedition_reveals_the_violent_birth_the_continent_Zealandia_RingOfFire.jpg?1674173554)
The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe shaped area that circles the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. It generates 75% of the world’s volcanoes and 80% of the world’s earthquakes.
The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe shaped area that circles the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. It generates 75% of the world’s volcanoes and 80% of the world’s earthquakes.