Question

Which belt experiences the most earthquakes?
(a) Mid – Continental Belt
(b) Mid – Atlantic Belt
(c) Circum – Pacific Belt
(d) None of these

Answer 1

The Circum – Pacific Belt experiences the most earthquakes on the earth.

Explanation:

It is located around the circumference of the Pacific Ocean. It is the area that receives over 81% of the world’s largest earthquakes.

This is the reason this area is also called the ‘Ring of Fire’. Earth’s crust is formed with many pieces, known as plates. There are two types of plates; continental and oceanic plates.

Answer 2

The belt that experiences the most earthquakes is Circum-Pacific Belt.

The Circum-Pacific Belt surrounds the Pacific Ocean and is also called the Ring of Fire or Pacific Ring of Fire. It is a horseshoe shaped active belt of earthquakes covering a length of 40,000kms. Most of the world’s strongest earthquakes take place in this belt.

The belt gets its name Ring of Fire because of the huge number of volcanoes throughout its length.