Northern Europe
What tectonic plate is Sweden on?
Sweden sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 442,977 km²
Plates under Sweden
Share of Sweden's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Sweden itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Sweden
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Sweden since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Sweden
Sweden 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 Sweden on?
Sweden sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Sweden on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Sweden itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Sweden get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Sweden since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Sweden?
Sweden has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.