Ubinas volcano set to trigger state of emergency in Peru
Recently, due to the eruption of the Ubinas volcano in Peru, a state of emergency has been declared for sixty days in the surrounding areas.
According to the Geophysical Institute of Peru, this volcano has been spewing ash and gas for a week.
Be aware that this area is part of the “Ring of Fire” along the Pacific Ocean, which is known for volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Ubinas is in Moquegua, a region 1,200 km southeast of the capital Lima and is the most active volcano in the country.
Ring of Fire –
- It is a chain of 452 volcanoes that extends from the southern tip of South America to the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, through Japan to New Zealand.
- It contains three of the world’s four most active volcanoes—Mount St. Helens in the United States, Mount Fuji in Japan, and Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. It is also sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.
- Let us tell you that Agni Valaya i.e. “Ring of Fire” is not a circular ring at all. It is shaped like a horseshoe and is 40,000 kilometers (25,000 mi) in area.
- About 90% of the world’s earthquakes and 80% of the largest (long) earthquakes occur in the Ring of Fire.
Source – The Wire
