South-Eastern Asia
What tectonic plate is Brunei on?
Brunei sits entirely on the Sunda Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 5,672 km²
Plates under Brunei
Share of Brunei's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Brunei itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Sunda Plate.
Earthquakes in Brunei
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Brunei since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Brunei
Brunei has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Brunei on?
Brunei sits entirely on the Sunda Plate.
Is Brunei on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Brunei itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Sunda Plate.
Does Brunei get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Brunei since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Brunei?
Brunei has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.