The Pacific Ring of Fire is a zone of high seismic and volcanic activity. It is responsible for most of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Subduction zones drive this activity. Major ...

The largest, regional earthquake in that zone was a massive, 8.1-magnitude tremor that occurred on Aug. 22, 1949--recorded with 100 kilometres of Sunday's tremor.

More than 75% of global earthquakes and 80% of volcanoes occur in the 40,000 km long zone 'Ring of Fire'.

The event highlighted the need for preparedness, as an earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone could generate a local tsunami with only minutes to prepare.

Study maps megathrust quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future The plate boundary that extends from the southern tip of Haida Gwaii to southeast Alaska was the site of Canada's ...

Think your home’s covered for earthquakes or tsunamis? Think again. Most homeowners insurance policies don’t include them—here’s how to get the protection you really need.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia ’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific due to ...

Russia's Kamchatka Earthquake: How Pacific Ring Of Fire Is One Of World's Dangerous Zones A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 on the Richter Scale hit Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula ...

New animation shows the moment a massive earthquake struck Russia and triggered multiple tsunami alerts across the world. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's far eastern Kamchatka ...