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