Eastern Europe
What tectonic plate is Slovakia on?
Slovakia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 48,340 km²
Plates under Slovakia
Share of Slovakia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Slovakia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Slovakia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Slovakia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Slovakia
Slovakia 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 Slovakia on?
Slovakia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Slovakia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Slovakia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Slovakia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Slovakia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Slovakia?
Slovakia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.