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(1) At convergent boundaries (subduction zones), where one plate is being subducted (going beneath) the other.

(2) At hot spots, where a large magma plume has risen from the mantle.

(3) At divergent boundaries, where crust is moving apart, magma is wedging its way between the crust, and often erupts as a volcano.

Some people think that Volcanoes form from Earthquakes, but they don't.

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