Northern Europe
What tectonic plate is the Faroe Islands on?
The Faroe Islands sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 1,036 km²
Plates under the Faroe Islands
Share of the Faroe Islands's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses the Faroe Islands itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in the Faroe Islands
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Faroe Islands since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands 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 the Faroe Islands on?
The Faroe Islands sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is the Faroe Islands on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses the Faroe Islands itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does the Faroe Islands get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the Faroe Islands since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in the Faroe Islands?
The Faroe Islands has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.