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How was the Pacific Ring of Fire formed?

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The Pacific Ring of Fire was formed due to the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate, the Cocos Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate, the Pacific and Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate, the Pacific Plate and Philippines Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, and the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate. This all occurs around the Pacific Ocean.

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