Central America
What tectonic plate is Belize on?
Belize sits entirely on the North American Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 22,781 km²
Plates under Belize
Share of Belize's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
A plate boundary runs through or along Belize: the Caribbean-North American boundary (transform, about 1.7 cm/yr).
- Caribbean and North American: transform, 1.7 cm/yr
Earthquakes in Belize
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belize since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Belize
Belize 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 Belize on?
Belize sits entirely on the North American Plate.
Is Belize on a plate boundary?
A plate boundary runs through or along Belize: the Caribbean-North American boundary (transform, about 1.7 cm/yr).
Does Belize get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belize since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Belize?
Belize has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.