Eastern Europe
What tectonic plate is Belarus on?
Belarus sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 206,693 km²
Plates under Belarus
Share of Belarus's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Belarus itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Belarus
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belarus since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Belarus
Belarus 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 Belarus on?
Belarus sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Belarus on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Belarus itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Belarus get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belarus since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Belarus?
Belarus has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.