Kilimanjaro Region. The symbol of our region: Mount Kilimanjaro. Location Kilimanjaro Region is located in the north-eastern part of Tanzania and borders with Kenya to the north. Districts of Kilimanjaro Region Same, Mwanga, Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban, Hai, Siha and Rombo. KIHO is currently mostly active in Same District. Main ethnic groups Pare, Chaga, Maasai and Sambaa.
Subduction zones and earthquakes. Subduction zones are plate tectonic boundaries where two plates converge, and one plate is thrust beneath the other. This process results in geohazards, such as earthquakes and volcanoes. These hazards affect millions of people around the world, particularly around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, which mainly consist of subduction zones.
Subduction-caused volcanism and earthquake activity occur frequently along the outer edges of the Pacific Ocean in an area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. In fact, this area has seen the eight most powerful earthquakes ever recorded and is home to over 75 percent of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.