Southern Europe
What tectonic plate is Croatia on?
Croatia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 54,422 km²
Plates under Croatia
Share of Croatia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Croatia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Croatia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Croatia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Croatia
Croatia 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 Croatia on?
Croatia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Croatia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Croatia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Croatia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Croatia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Croatia?
Croatia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.