discuss the main earthquake belts on the earth
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The 3 main earthquake belts on the earth are :
1. Pacific Ring of Fire :
* It has 452 volcanoes.
* The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
* In a large 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements.
2. Mid - ocean ridges :
* A long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with sea-floor spreading.
* An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
3. Eurasian-Melanesian Belt :
* The Eurasian-Melanesian belt runs from the Pacific islands through Asia and southern Europe and into northwestern Africa and includes: 1. The Alps of Europe.
2. The Himalaya's of Asia
3. Mt Baldy 10,000.
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