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