Plate

Caribbean Plate

The Caribbean Plate covers 2,964,708 km² and borders 5 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 19.4 mm per year relative to each other, up to 80 mm per year. 59 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 19 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

2,964,708 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

19.4 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

80 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

59

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Cocos Plate
• North American Plate
• North Andes Plate
• Panama Plate
• South American Plate

Dives Beneath

• North Andes Plate

Overrides

• Cocos Plate
• South American Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Volcán Masaya
• Telica
• Volcán San Cristóbal
• Concepción
• Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
• San Miguel
• Soufriere St. Vincent
• Kick-'em-Jenny
• Volcán Momotombo
• Soufrière Hills
• Santa Ana Volcano
• Volcán Cerro Negro
• Morne Watt
• Soufriere Guadeloupe
• Izalco
• Las Pilas-El Hoyo Complex
• Miravalles Volcano
• Mount Pelée
• San Salvador Volcano

Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas