Southern Europe
What tectonic plate is Andorra on?
Andorra sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 442 km²
Plates under Andorra
Share of Andorra's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Andorra itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Andorra
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Andorra since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Andorra
Andorra has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Andorra on?
Andorra sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Andorra on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Andorra itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Andorra get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Andorra since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Andorra?
Andorra has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.