The South America plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes
The South America plate covers about 41.8 million km² and meets 7 other plates (Africa, Scotia, Altiplano, North Andes…). 26 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
- South America plate (SA)
- Area
- about 41.8 million km²
- Boundary
- about 28,473 km
- One plate going under
- 3,431 km (12%)
- Pulling apart
- 18,636 km (65%)
- Sliding past / complex
- 6,407 km (23%)
- Neighbours
- Africa (14,971 km), Scotia (3,431 km), Altiplano (2,957 km), North Andes (2,371 km), Antarctica (1,979 km), North America (1,686 km) and 1 more
- Quakes, last 30 days
- 26 of magnitude 4.5 or more
- Strongest this month
- M5.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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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