Ring of Fire New Zealand Sits On the Notorious Ring... [Derived Headline]

The HeraldFebruary 23, 2011

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Ring of Fire

NEW Zealand sits on the notorious Ring of Fire, a 25,000 mile horseshoe-shape of seismic activity running all the way from New Zealand to Alaska and back down to the tip of South America. It is responsible for 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes and 80% of its earthquakes, as well as 90% of the globe's most violent quakes.

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Ring of Fire New Zealand Sits On the Notorious Ring... [Derived Headline]

The Pacific Rim was behind the more energetic magnitude 7.1...

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