Northern Europe
What tectonic plate is Estonia on?
Estonia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 45,452 km²
Plates under Estonia
Share of Estonia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Estonia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Estonia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Estonia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Estonia
Estonia 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 Estonia on?
Estonia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Estonia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Estonia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Estonia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Estonia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Estonia?
Estonia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.