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The term ring of fire was used to describe a natural event that occurred on sunday but wasn't related to earthquakes. what kind of event was it?

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The term ring of fire was used to describe an annular solar eclipse (an event not related to earthquakes) that happened last February 26, 2017 (a Sunday). An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun but only covers the sun's center, (as opposed to a total solar eclipse in which the entire sun is covered) creating a "ring of fire".

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