| Malpelo plate | |
|---|---|
 Malpelo plate in purple, Coiba plate in dark red PTF in red, CTF in green | |
| Type | Micro |
| Coordinates | 03°14′N 81°14′W / 3.233°N 81.233°W |
| Movement1 | East |
| Features | Bordering: Coiba plate (north) North Andes plate (east) Nazca plate (south) Cocos plate (west) Basins: Chocó Offshore Basin Colombian Deep Pacific Basin |
| 1Relative to the African plate | |
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The Malpelo plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) located off the coasts west of Ecuador and Colombia. It is the 57th plate to be identified. It is named after Malpelo Island, the only emerged part of the plate. It is bounded on the west by the Cocos plate, on the south by the Nazca plate, on the east by the North Andes Plate, and on the north by the Coiba plate, separated by the Coiba transform fault (CTF). This microplate was previously assumed to be part of the Nazca plate. The Malpelo plate borders three major faults of Pacific Colombia, the north to south striking Bahía Solano Fault in the north and the Naya-Micay and Remolino-El Charco Faults in the south.