A massive earthquake shook the earth near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula this morning. Its intensity was measured over 8.8 on the Richter scale.

It is one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the region since 1952, causing not only local tremors but also raising the threat of a tsunami to Japan and other areas along the Pacific coast.

The Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said the earthquake that struck the peninsula on Wednesday was the most powerful since 1952 and triggered dangerous tsunami waves along the coast.

"Given the scale of this event, we should expect powerful aftershocks of up to magnitude 7.5. Significant, noticeable aftershocks of up to magnitude 7.5 are expected to continue for at least a month," the geophysical service said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

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Many areas of the Pacific region are located on the Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire is a vast volcanic and seismic chain around the Pacific Ocean, which is why it is named Ring of Fire.

It is a chain stretching along the edges of different tectonic plates. It stretches for 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles) from the southern tip of South America to New Zealand. About 90% of earthquakes occur in this region and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth are located in this region, i.e. there are 452 active volcanoes.

Which countries are located in this area?

The Ring of Fire is bordered by Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

The Ring of Fire is a region located in the Pacific Ocean, this area has a large number of active volcanoes. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur frequently. The Ring of Fire is the result of the movement and collision of the Earth's lithospheric plates.

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