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Glossary of earthquake terms
From "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics"
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Ring of Fire
The "Ring of
Fire", also called the Circum-Pacific belt, is the zone of
earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean--about 90% of the world's
earthquakes occur there. The next most seismic region (5-6% of
earthquakes) is the Alpide belt (extends from Mediterranean region,
eastward through Turkey, Iran, and northern India.
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