The Pacific Ring of Fire can be clearly seen on the map. Over 450 of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are located here, but this area is also highly active in terms of earthquakes.

Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey ...

Volcanoes and earthquake activity often occur in similar places in narrow zones of activity, as shown on the map. These zones include: the Pacific Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean the Mid ...