Northern Europe
What tectonic plate is Ireland on?
Ireland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 68,700 km²
Plates under Ireland
Share of Ireland's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Ireland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Ireland
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Ireland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Ireland
Ireland 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 Ireland on?
Ireland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Ireland on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Ireland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Ireland get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Ireland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Ireland?
Ireland has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.