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The Juan de Fuca plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes

The Juan de Fuca plate covers about 256,000 km² and meets 1 other plate (Pacific). 4 M4.5+ earthquakes inside it in the last 30 days. Its edges, coloured by what happens along them, on a live map.

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The facts

Plate
Juan de Fuca plate (JF)
Area
about 256,000 km²
Boundary
about 1,897 km
One plate going under
1,897 km (100%)
Neighbours
Pacific (1,897 km)
Quakes, last 30 days
4 of magnitude 4.5 or more
Strongest this month
M5.4 231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada

Source

Bird (2003) PB2002 plate model · USGS. This page was built from the feed on 2026-10-11 14:01 UTC; the live map shows it as it is now.

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