Northern Europe
What tectonic plate is the United Kingdom on?
The United Kingdom sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 239,611 km²
Plates under the United Kingdom
Share of the United Kingdom's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses the United Kingdom itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in the United Kingdom
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the United Kingdom since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom on?
The United Kingdom sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is the United Kingdom on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses the United Kingdom itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does the United Kingdom get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off the United Kingdom since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.