Earthquake in Russia is linked to the Pacific Fire Circle

The region brings together more than 450 active or temporarily dormant volcanoes. Among them are Mount Fuji, Japan, and Mount Santa Helena, in the United States. In addition, it concentrates seismic failures and zones where various tectonic plates – blocks that form the earth’s surface – meet and shock.

The tectonic plates float over the cloak, a hot and semi -solid layer located inside the earth. When they move, they can move away, slide or collide mutually. These shocks accumulate energy until a rupture occurs, releasing seismic waves that cause earthquakes.

In subduction zones, one plate slides under another and is pushed into the planet. This process generates intense underground pressure and can result in large magnitude earthquakes. In addition, when the casting material of the cloak finds cracks in the earth’s crust, the formation or eruption of volcanoes occurs.

This is how the volcanic mountains and islands emerged in different parts of the circle of fire. Examples include Andes in South America and the Marianas archipelago in the Pacific, formed by submarine volcanoes.

This week’s tremor took place in an active subduction zone and caused travel on the sea. According to NOAA (US oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States), this movement pushed large water volumes, generating tsunami waves and alerts that extended to countries in Asia, Oceania, North America and Latin America.