South America
What tectonic plate is Suriname on?
Suriname sits entirely on the South American Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 145,574 km²
Plates under Suriname
Share of Suriname's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Suriname itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the South American Plate.
Earthquakes in Suriname
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Suriname since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Suriname
Suriname 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 Suriname on?
Suriname sits entirely on the South American Plate.
Is Suriname on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Suriname itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the South American Plate.
Does Suriname get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Suriname since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Suriname?
Suriname has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.