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Okhotsk Plate
The Okhotsk Plate is a minor continental plate underlying eastern Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Sea of Okhotsk. Its existence as a separate plate is still debated by some geologists. The plate is bounded by the highly active Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone to the east, where the Pacific Plate descends, creating one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth with dozens of active volcanoes.
Plate Information
Size: 1.5 million km²
Movement: Southeast
Speed: 1 cm/year
Countries: 2
Countries & Territories
Russia (partial)
Japan (partial)
Key Facts
- Sometimes considered part of the North American Plate
- Bounded by the Japan Trench to the south
- Low to moderate seismic activity
- Includes Kamchatka Peninsula