page_title: New Hebrides Plate
hierarchical_section_title: New Hebrides Plate
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte de la plaque des Nouvelles-Hébrides English: Map of the New-Hebrides Plate
context_page_description: The New Hebrides Plate, sometimes called the Neo-Hebridean Plate, is a minor tectonic plate located in the Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu. The plate is bounded on the southwest by the Indo-Australian Plate which is subducting below it. The New Hebrides Subduction Zone is extremely active, producing over 20 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher in just the past 25 years.
context_section_description: The New Hebrides Plate, sometimes called the Neo-Hebridean Plate, is a minor tectonic plate located in the Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu.  The plate is bounded on the southwest by the Indo-Australian Plate which is subducting below it.  The New Hebrides Subduction Zone is extremely active, producing over 20 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher in just the past 25 years.
caption: Map of the New Hebrides Plate ("Nouvelles Hébrides") and its neighboring plates (in French)
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