The Solomon Sea plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes

The Solomon Sea plate covers about 129,000 km² and meets 1 other plate (Woodlark). 0 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: Solomon Sea plate (SS)
Area: about 129,000 km²
Boundary: about 308 km
One plate going under: 308 km (100%)
Neighbours: Woodlark (308 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 2026-10-24 22:00 UTC; the live map shows it as it is now.

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