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Why does the Ring of Fire have SO MUCH earthquake/volcanic activity?

It is closer to the center of the Earth.
More people live here.
There is a lot of plate movement)
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Many volcanoes in the Ring of Fire were created through a process of subduction. And most of the planet's subduction zones happen to be located in the Ring of Fire. Subduction happens when tectonic plates shift, and one plate is shoved under another.

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