Western Africa
What tectonic plate is Sierra Leone on?
Sierra Leone sits entirely on the African Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 71,876 km²
Plates under Sierra Leone
Share of Sierra Leone's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Sierra Leone itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Earthquakes in Sierra Leone
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Sierra Leone since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone on?
Sierra Leone sits entirely on the African Plate.
Is Sierra Leone on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Sierra Leone itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the African Plate.
Does Sierra Leone get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Sierra Leone since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.