Sunda Plate
The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate straddling the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere on which the majority of Southeast Asia is located.
| Sunda Plate | |
|---|---|
| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | east |
| Speed1 | 11–14 mm/year |
| Features | Mainland Southeast Asia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Bali, South China Sea |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
The Sunda Plate was formerly considered a part of the Eurasian Plate, but the GPS measurements have confirmed its independent movement at 10 mm/yr eastward relative to Eurasia.
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