Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” — the region running from Chile to Alaska where tectonic plates clash under the surface of the Pacific Ocean and spawn earthquakes and tsunamis.

The Ring of Fire and volcanic eruptions The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped region in the Pacific about 25,000 miles long that contains more than 450 volcanoes, according to the National ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences. The tremor ...

When news broke of the fire, Rozman, 36, bicycled to a nearby ridge to see where it was burning. Within 10 minutes, he saw ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. No tsunami warning was issued in the earthquake-prone ...