Middle Africa
What tectonic plate is Equatorial Guinea on?
Equatorial Guinea sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 1
- Land area
- 26,644 km²
Plates under Equatorial Guinea
Share of Equatorial Guinea's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Equatorial Guinea itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Equatorial Guinea
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Equatorial Guinea since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Equatorial Guinea.
- Basile, Pico Shield · 2,999 m Last eruption 1923
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Equatorial Guinea on?
Equatorial Guinea sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Equatorial Guinea on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Equatorial Guinea itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Equatorial Guinea get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Equatorial Guinea since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea?
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Equatorial Guinea.