Western Asia
What tectonic plate is Bahrain on?
Bahrain sits entirely on the Arabian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 542 km²
Plates under Bahrain
Share of Bahrain's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
A plate boundary runs through or along Bahrain: the Arabian-Eurasian boundary (convergent, about 3.5 cm/yr).
The fastest of these is the Arabian-Eurasian boundary, where the plates move about 3.5 cm/yr relative to each other. That is faster than fingernails grow.
Earthquakes in Bahrain
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Bahrain since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Bahrain
Bahrain 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 Bahrain on?
Bahrain sits entirely on the Arabian Plate.
Is Bahrain on a plate boundary?
A plate boundary runs through or along Bahrain: the Arabian-Eurasian boundary (convergent, about 3.5 cm/yr).
Does Bahrain get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Bahrain since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Bahrain?
Bahrain has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.