Caribbean
What tectonic plate is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits entirely on the Caribbean Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 1
- Land area
- 311 km²
Plates under Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Share of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Saint Vincent and the Grenadines itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Caribbean Plate.
Earthquakes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Soufriere St. Vincent Stratovolcano · 1,220 m Last eruption 2021
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits entirely on the Caribbean Plate.
Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Saint Vincent and the Grenadines itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Caribbean Plate.
Does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.