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