Western Africa
What tectonic plate is Senegal on?
Senegal sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 197,327 km²
Plates under Senegal
Share of Senegal's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Senegal itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Senegal
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Senegal since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Senegal
Senegal 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 Senegal on?
Senegal sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Senegal on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Senegal itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Senegal get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Senegal since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Senegal?
Senegal has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.