Plate

Kermadec Plate

The Kermadec Plate covers 505,360 km² and borders 3 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 52.2 mm per year relative to each other, up to 130.4 mm per year. 18 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 6 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

505,360 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

52.2 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

130.4 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

18

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Australian Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Tonga Plate

Overrides

• Pacific Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Whakaari / White Island
• Monowai
• Havre Seamount
• Rumble III
• Raoul Island
• Okataina

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