Ring of Fire

The Pacific Ring of Fire, with trenches marked with blue linesGlobal earthquakes (1900–2013): Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 7.0 (depth 0–69 km (0–43 mi)): Active volcanoesGlobal map of subduction zones, with subducted slabs contoured by depthDiagram of the geological process of subductionThe tectonic plates of the Pacific Ocean in the Early Jurassic (180 Ma)Present-day principal tectonic plates of the EarthChilean-type and Mariana-type subduction zonesMap of earthquake epicenters at the Kuril–Kamchatka trench and subduction zoneLayers of phreatomagmatic tephra on Deception IslandLlaima's 2008 eruptionLascar erupting in 2006Tungurahua erupting molten lava at night (1999)Crater of Poás volcano in Costa Rica, 2004Santiaguito Volcano, 2003 eruption in GuatemalaThe Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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