The World's Lithospheric Plates

Plate

Area (km2)

Plate

Area (km2)

Pacific

103,300,000

Scotia

  1,600,000

North American

 75,900,000

Burma microplate

  1,100,000

Eurasian

 67,800,000

Fiji microplates

  1,100,000

African

 61,300,000

Tonga microplate

    960,000

Antarctic

 60,900,000

Mariana microplate

    360,000

Australian

 47,000,000

Bismark microplate

    300,000

South American

 43,600,000

Juan de Fuca

    250,000

Somali

 16,700,000

Solomon microplate

    250,000

Nazca

 15,600,000

South Sandwich microplate

    170,000

Indian

 11,900,000

Easter microplate

    130,000

Philippine

  5,500,000

Juan Fernandez microplate

      96,000

Arabian

  5,000,000

Rivera microplate

      73,000

Caribbean

  3,300,000

Gorda microplate

      70,000

Cocos

  2,900,000

Explorer microplate

      18,000

Caroline microplate

  1,700,000

Galapagos microplate

      12,000