Western Europe
What tectonic plate is Belgium on?
Belgium sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 30,631 km²
Plates under Belgium
Share of Belgium's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Belgium itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Belgium
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belgium since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Belgium
Belgium 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 Belgium on?
Belgium sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Belgium on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Belgium itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Belgium get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Belgium since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Belgium?
Belgium has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.