Middle Africa
What tectonic plate is Cameroon on?
Cameroon sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 3
- Land area
- 465,882 km²
Plates under Cameroon
Share of Cameroon's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Cameroon itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Cameroon
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Cameroon since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Cameroon
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 3 volcanoes active in the last 12,000 years in Cameroon.
- Cameroon Stratovolcano · 4,095 m Last eruption 2000
- Tombel Graben Volcanic field · 500 m Last eruption Unknown
- Oku Volcanic Field Volcanic field · 3,011 m Last eruption Unknown
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Cameroon on?
Cameroon sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Cameroon on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Cameroon itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Cameroon get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Cameroon since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Cameroon?
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 3 volcanoes active in the last 12,000 years in Cameroon.