Western Europe
What tectonic plate is Austria on?
Austria sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 83,911 km²
Plates under Austria
Share of Austria's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Austria itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Austria
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Austria since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Austria
Austria 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 Austria on?
Austria sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Austria on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Austria itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Austria get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Austria since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Austria?
Austria has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.