Plate

Juan de Fuca Plate

The Juan de Fuca Plate covers 256,344 km² and borders 2 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 49.2 mm per year relative to each other, up to 56.3 mm per year. 7 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 2 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

256,344 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

49.2 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

56.3 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

7

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• North American Plate
• Pacific Plate

Dives Beneath

• North American Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• North Gorda Ridge Segment
• Cleft Segment

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