What can we learn from seismic activity on “The Ring of Fire?”  Will a massive earthquake hit the West Coast of the United States?  Newt’s guest is Harold Tobin Director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).


Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

What is the Ring of Fire?

Ring of Fire – Encyclopedia Britannica

Plate Tectonics and the Ring of Fire – National Geographic

The New Madrid Seismic Zone

The New Madrid Seismic Zone – United States Geological Survey

The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 – National Archives

Santorini Volcano, Greece

Santorini Volcano – NASA Earth Observatory

Mt. Saint Helens, Montana

Mt. Saint Helens – Encyclopedia Britannica

Mount Etna, Italy

Mount Etna – Encyclopedia Britannica

Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii

Mount Vesuvius – National Geographic

L’Aquila earthquake, Italy

L’Aquila earthquake of 2009 – Encyclopedia Britannica

Recent Activity

Earthquake Tracker

Global Volcanism Program – Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Ring of Fire Eruption 2020: Which Ring of Fire Volcanoes Could Blow in 2020? – Express

Ring of Fire Latest: Are 60,000 Earthquakes a Sign of a Big One Brewing in the Pacific? – Express – December 2019