flooded. you mention that this part of the world, is this the so-called ring of fire in the pacific where volcanos are constantly erupting and just that this one is underwater? yeah, the ring of fire, it starts with volcanos connected in some way. like someone described the shape of the volcanos around the pacific. you have two tectonic plates interacting in various ways. if you have one tectonic plate going under the other, it sets off a chemical system that s good for developing, volcanos often have explosive activity. this part of the world is known for being very volcanically active. always been in some way. when the volcano becomes violent near people, we tend to pay more attention to it. there s always something happening in this part of the world, just happens this eruption at the moment is a particularly energetic witone.