Western Africa
What tectonic plate is Liberia on?
Liberia sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 95,667 km²
Plates under Liberia
Share of Liberia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Liberia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Liberia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Liberia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Liberia
Liberia 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 Liberia on?
Liberia sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Liberia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Liberia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Liberia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Liberia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Liberia?
Liberia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.