NOTE :-ALL THESE INFORMATION HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE INTERNET. CREDIT OF THIS ARTICLE IS NOT MINE. THIS POST IS JUST FOR THE KNOWLEDGE. an area basin of pacific ocean where a large number of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occurs. active volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean in a ring-like structure is termed as a pacific ring of fire. 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. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes (more than 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes). The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt. About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The next most seismically active region (5Ğ6% of earthquakes and 17% o...