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