90% Of The World’s Earthquakes Occur Here
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics; the movement and collision of lithospheric plates. The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
The red color above, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements. It has more than 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes and about 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.
The Earth’s crust and the outer mantle layer beneath it are made up of seven massive plates and many smaller ones that fit together like puzzle pieces and are constantly moving above the molten core. When these tectonic plates slip over, under, or past each other at the fault lines where they meet, energy builds up and is released as an earthquake. Undersea earthquakes sometimes cause ocean waves called tsunamis.
As tectonic plates shift, the Earth’s landscape is reformed — creating mountains and volcanoes and redrawing coastlines.
As many as 500,000 earthquakes occur each year, and about 100,000 are large enough to be felt. Perhaps as many as 100 cause damage. Major earthquakes that measure magnitude 7 or greater happen somewhere on the Earth upwards of once a month.
2021 East Java earthquake
A total of 4,404 homes in the affected area were damaged, with 1,160 of them being serious.
If you want to help your community in the aftermath of a natural disaster, here are some things you can do:
- Send Funds or Crucial Supplies. Usually the most effective way to help victims of a natural disaster or emergency is to donate to a disaster relief organization. …
- Volunteer to Help. …
- Donate Blood.
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