Eastern Africa
What tectonic plate is Burundi on?
Burundi sits entirely on the Somali Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 27,207 km²
Plates under Burundi
Share of Burundi's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
A plate boundary runs through or along Burundi: the Somali-African boundary (divergent, about 0.3 cm/yr).
Earthquakes in Burundi
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Burundi since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Burundi
Burundi 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 Burundi on?
Burundi sits entirely on the Somali Plate.
Is Burundi on a plate boundary?
A plate boundary runs through or along Burundi: the Somali-African boundary (divergent, about 0.3 cm/yr).
Does Burundi get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Burundi since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Burundi?
Burundi has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.