Plate

Okinawa Plate

The Okinawa Plate covers 324,728 km² and borders 3 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 63.4 mm per year relative to each other, up to 134.9 mm per year. 13 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 8 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

324,728 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

63.4 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

134.9 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

13

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Amur Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate
• Yangtze Plate

Overrides

• Philippine Sea Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Suwanosejima
• Sakurajima (Aira Caldera)
• Kikai
• Kirishimayama
• Kuchinoerabujima
• Io-Torishima
• Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
• Nakanoshima

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