why indonesia is prone to earthquakes, tsunamis and Volcanic eruption.

why indonesia is prone to earthquakes

Indonesia, a Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of volcanic islands.Indonesia is prone to tsunamis because it lies on the Ring of Fire – the line of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that circles virtually the entire Pacific Rim.

Where is the Ring of Fire? 

 

• Ring of Fire, also called Circum-Pacific Belt or Pacific Ring of Fire, long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoes, and tectonic plate boundaries that fringes the Pacific basin
• It is 25,000 miles-long (40,233km), is known for its chain of volcanoes.
• The Ring is located in the basin of the Pacific Ocean and is said to be the location for 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.