This movement results in deep ocean trenches, volcanic eruptions, and earthquake epicenters along the boundaries where the plates meet, called fault lines. The Ring of Fire is home to the deepest ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics begin?

These zones include: the Pacific Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean the Mid ... but are located more than 3,200 kilometres from the nearest plate boundary. This is explained by the 'hotspot ...

On March 31, 2023, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off the southwestern coast of West Sumbawa, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The quake, occurring at 22:54 local time, had its epicenter ...