Western Africa
What tectonic plate is Togo on?
Togo sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 57,139 km²
Plates under Togo
Share of Togo's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Togo itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Togo
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Togo since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Togo
Togo 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 Togo on?
Togo sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Togo on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Togo itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Togo get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Togo since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Togo?
Togo has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.