Western Europe
What tectonic plate is Luxembourg on?
Luxembourg sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 2,612 km²
Plates under Luxembourg
Share of Luxembourg's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Luxembourg itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Luxembourg
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Luxembourg since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg on?
Luxembourg sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Luxembourg on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Luxembourg itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Luxembourg get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Luxembourg since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Luxembourg?
Luxembourg has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.