Where are volcanoes most commonly found?

The result: More volcanoes and earthquakes in places like California and Japan. For land-based volcanoes, Indonesia is the hotbed for fiery craters since it is part of the roughly 25,000 mile stretch circling the basin of the Pacific Ocean known 'ring of fire' where most active volcanoes lie. read more

Where the oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate a very deep ocean trench is created. Big earthquakes can happen because of the build up of pressure between the two plates. If this plate boundary is found at sea, the continental crust (or less dense oceanic crust) can be forced together to make an island arc instead of fold mountains. read more

volcanoes most commonly found in volcanic arc, mid oceanic ridge and subduction zone. It can happen because the convection currents from the Earth's mantle break through the crust of the earth slowly. From the active volcano ranks there are various mineral resources, such as hydrothermal veins, igneous rocks, pegmatites, and hot springs or fumaroles. read more