Western Africa
What tectonic plate is the Gambia on?
The Gambia sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 10,314 km²
Plates under the Gambia
Share of the Gambia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses the Gambia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in the Gambia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Gambia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in the Gambia
The Gambia 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 Gambia on?
The Gambia sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is the Gambia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses the Gambia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does the Gambia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Gambia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in the Gambia?
The Gambia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.