Claim: The Ring of Fire is an area where small-to-moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded with its largest eruption of Lascar took place in 1951.
Evidence: About 90% of the world's earthquakes and about 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire (also known as the Rim of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.