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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由于位于板块交界处,威灵顿一直被认为是发生地震几率很大的地方。
Wellington has always been considered much more at risk because it straddles the plate boundary.
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地震照地表科学家的理解,是由于大陆架板块彼此挤压碰撞而形成的。
The earthquake as scientists upon my surface understand is due to the movements of the plates of continental shelves over and under one another.