Southern Europe
What tectonic plate is Slovenia on?
Slovenia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 20,194 km²
Plates under Slovenia
Share of Slovenia's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Slovenia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Slovenia
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Slovenia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Slovenia
Slovenia 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 Slovenia on?
Slovenia sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Slovenia on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Slovenia itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Slovenia get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Slovenia since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Slovenia?
Slovenia has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.