The Ring of Fire is a chain of large faults associated with the Pacific plate’s interaction with surrounding plates, which can produce earthquakes and volcanoes.
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由于智利位于太平洋板块以及南美板块交界处，地震风险极高。
Chile is at a high risk of earthquakes because it lies on the boundary between the Pacific and South American tectonic plates.
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新西兰地处太平洋火山带南端，且位于印度-澳大利亚板块和太平洋板块交界处，属于地震多发国。
Positioned as it is at the southern end of the Pacific "ring of fire", and at the convergence of the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates, New Zealand is a pretty seismic place.
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