The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean. Why is there such a high incidence of both volcanoes and earthquakes in this area?

The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean. Why is there such a high incidence of both volcanoes and earthquakes in this area?

The plates are sliding past each other causing earthquakes.

The tectonic plates are converging, and the denser plate is subducting.

The tectonic plates are converging and building non-volcanic mountains.

The tectonic plates are diverging allowing magma to rise through the crust.

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The tectonic plates are converging, and the denser plate is subducting.