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