Eastern Europe
What tectonic plate is Poland on?
Poland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 312,544 km²
Plates under Poland
Share of Poland's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Poland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Poland
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Poland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Poland
Poland 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 Poland on?
Poland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Poland on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Poland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Poland get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Poland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Poland?
Poland has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.