Eastern Asia
What tectonic plate is South Korea on?
South Korea sits almost entirely on the Amur Plate (99.7% of its land), with small fringes on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 2
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 2
- Land area
- 97,150 km²
Plates under South Korea
Share of South Korea's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
2 plate boundaries run through or along South Korea: the Amur-Eurasian boundary (divergent, about 1.0 cm/yr) and the Amur-Yangtze boundary (transform, about 0.4 cm/yr).
Earthquakes in South Korea
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off South Korea since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in South Korea
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 2 volcanoes active in the last 12,000 years in South Korea.
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is South Korea on?
South Korea sits almost entirely on the Amur Plate (99.7% of its land), with small fringes on the Eurasian Plate.
Is South Korea on a plate boundary?
2 plate boundaries run through or along South Korea: the Amur-Eurasian boundary (divergent, about 1.0 cm/yr) and the Amur-Yangtze boundary (transform, about 0.4 cm/yr).
Does South Korea get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off South Korea since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in South Korea?
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 2 volcanoes active in the last 12,000 years in South Korea.