The North Galapagos microplate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of South America north of the Galápagos Islands.3°45′N 101°45′W / 3.75°N 101.75°W / 3.75; -101.75[1] It is rotating counterclockwise between three much larger crustal plates around it, the Nazca, Cocos and Pacific plates.

To its south, another small microplate, the Galapagos Microplate is likewise rotating, but clockwise.

[2] Both microplates "mesh" along the interface between them.

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