There are two contending theories as to the origin of the Caribbean Plate.

It attacked the Caribbean plate far faster than it could be subducted."

The Caribbean plate runs off the north coast of Haiti and slight earth tremors occur occasionally.

Most of Central America rests on the Caribbean Plate.

Barbados lies on the boundary of the South American and the Caribbean Plates.

Shallow intraplate (crustal) earthquakes occur within the crust of the overriding Caribbean plate.

At this trench the North American plate is being subducted by the Caribbean plate.

A more recent theory asserts that the Caribbean Plate came into being from an Atlantic hotspot which no longer exists.

The Lesser Antilles more or less coincide with the outer edge of the Caribbean Plate.

Evolution of the Southern Caribbean Plate Boundary.

Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays.

There was going to be a major quake this afternoon on the Cocos Plate where it met the Caribbean Plate.

The Caribbean Sea is an oceanic sea largely situated on the Caribbean Plate.

The February 13 earthquake was a strong, shallow intraplate earthquake, occurring within the crust of the overlying Caribbean plate.

In the surrounding region, the South American Plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate.

It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate.

This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1500 km, is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.

The island of Jamaica lies on the boundary between the Caribbean Plate and the Gonâve Microplate.

The Caribbean Plate is moving to the east while the North American Plate is moving to the west.

Here, the Cocos Plate is sinking beneath the Caribbean Plate, producing volcanic activity inland of the coast.

The also devastating 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were generated in the subduction of this plate on the Caribbean Plate.

El Salvador sits atop the western part of the Caribbean plate, where it is overriding (subducting) the Cocos plate.

The Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate, in Central America.

The southern portion of the Caribbean and parts of Central America compose the much smaller Caribbean Plate.

The northerly side is a boundary with the Caribbean Plate and the oceanic crust of the North American Plate.

There are two contending theories as to the origin of the Caribbean Plate.

It attacked the Caribbean plate far faster than it could be subducted."

Most of Central America rests on the Caribbean Plate.

The Caribbean plate runs off the north coast of Haiti and slight earth tremors occur occasionally.

Barbados lies on the boundary of the South American and the Caribbean Plates.

At this trench the North American plate is being subducted by the Caribbean plate.

A more recent theory asserts that the Caribbean Plate came into being from an Atlantic hotspot which no longer exists.

Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays.

The Lesser Antilles more or less coincide with the outer edge of the Caribbean Plate.

There was going to be a major quake this afternoon on the Cocos Plate where it met the Caribbean Plate.

The Caribbean Sea is an oceanic sea largely situated on the Caribbean Plate.

This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1500 km, is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.

It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate.

The Caribbean Plate is moving to the east while the North American Plate is moving to the west.

The also devastating 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were generated in the subduction of this plate on the Caribbean Plate.

The northerly side is a boundary with the Caribbean Plate and the oceanic crust of the North American Plate.

Here, the Cocos Plate is sinking beneath the Caribbean Plate, producing volcanic activity inland of the coast.

The Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate, in Central America.

In the surrounding region, the South American Plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate.

Puerto Rico is an island formed at the active margin between the Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate.

The island of Jamaica lies on the boundary between the Caribbean Plate and the Gonâve Microplate.

Further movement on this fault system created the Cayman Trough, although at that time the future microplate was still firmly attached to the Caribbean Plate.

In this subduction zone, oceanic crust of the South American Plate is being subducted under the Caribbean Plate.

El Salvador sits atop the western part of the Caribbean plate, where it is overriding (subducting) the Cocos plate.

The island is volcanic in origin, lying along the subduction fault where the North American Plate slides beneath the Caribbean Plate.