The Manus plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes
The Manus plate covers about 8,000 km² and meets 2 other plates (North Bismarck, South Bismarck). 0 M4.5+ earthquakes inside it in the last 30 days. Its edges, coloured by what happens along them, on a live map.
The facts
- Plate
- Manus plate (MN)
- Area
- about 8,000 km²
- Boundary
- about 414 km
- One plate going under
- 223 km (54%)
- Sliding past / complex
- 191 km (46%)
- Neighbours
- North Bismarck (223 km), South Bismarck (191 km)
- Quakes, last 30 days
- 0 of magnitude 4.5 or more
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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