South America
What tectonic plate is Guyana on?
Guyana sits entirely on the South American Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 211,947 km²
Plates under Guyana
Share of Guyana's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
A plate boundary runs through or along Guyana: the Caribbean-South American boundary (convergent, about 1.9 cm/yr).
- Caribbean and South American: convergent, 1.9 cm/yr
Earthquakes in Guyana
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Guyana since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Guyana
Guyana 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 Guyana on?
Guyana sits entirely on the South American Plate.
Is Guyana on a plate boundary?
A plate boundary runs through or along Guyana: the Caribbean-South American boundary (convergent, about 1.9 cm/yr).
Does Guyana get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Guyana since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Guyana?
Guyana has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.