Western Africa
What tectonic plate is Benin on?
Benin sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 116,582 km²
Plates under Benin
Share of Benin's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Benin itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Benin
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Benin since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Benin
Benin 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 Benin on?
Benin sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Benin on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Benin itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Benin get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Benin since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Benin?
Benin has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.