Pacific Ring of Fire is on NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of people have disrupted their lives in recent weeks due to seismic activity and volcanic eruptions along the Pacific Ring of Fire. The quake shook Alaska on Tuesday, plus an earthquake that shook Banten and Jakarta, even an avalanche and volcano eruption in Japan. Coupled with the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines, lavas are occurring within close proximity. In Indonesia, Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra and Gunung Agung have been active and bererupsi since the end of last year. This natural phenomenon raises the concerns of many parties about the Ring of Fire being re-active. "Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in Asia and Alaska in the last two days show the Pacific Ring of Fire reactivated," the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction said in a statement released by Channel News Asia. The US Geological Survey (USGS) says the seismic s