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