Japan and Indonesia are both located on the Ring of Fire, an area of the world that is prone to earthquakes. The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped zone that stretches along the Pacific Rim. It is home to more than 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes.
Earthquakes occur when two plates in the Earth’s crust grind against each other. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest, and the Eurasian Plate is moving northeast. This creates stress in the …