Western Asia
What tectonic plate is Jordan on?
Jordan sits entirely on the Arabian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 1
- Land area
- 88,859 km²
Plates under Jordan
Share of Jordan's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
2 plate boundaries run through or along Jordan: the Arabian-African boundary (divergent, about 1.4 cm/yr) and the Anatolian-African boundary (convergent, about 1.4 cm/yr).
Earthquakes in Jordan
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Jordan since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Jordan
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Jordan.
- Ash Shaam, Harrat Volcanic field · 1,100 m Last eruption 2670 BCE
Frequently asked questions
What tectonic plate is Jordan on?
Jordan sits entirely on the Arabian Plate.
Is Jordan on a plate boundary?
2 plate boundaries run through or along Jordan: the Arabian-African boundary (divergent, about 1.4 cm/yr) and the Anatolian-African boundary (convergent, about 1.4 cm/yr).
Does Jordan get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Jordan since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Jordan?
The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 1 volcano active in the last 12,000 years in Jordan.