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