Middle Africa
What tectonic plate is the Central African Republic on?
The Central African Republic sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 620,984 km²
Plates under the Central African Republic
Share of the Central African Republic's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses the Central African Republic itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in the Central African Republic
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Central African Republic since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic 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 the Central African Republic on?
The Central African Republic sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is the Central African Republic on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses the Central African Republic itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does the Central African Republic get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Central African Republic since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in the Central African Republic?
The Central African Republic has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.