Western Europe
What tectonic plate is Switzerland on?
Switzerland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
- Plates
- 1
- M6.5+ quakes since 1900
- 0
- Holocene volcanoes
- 0
- Land area
- 41,207 km²
Plates under Switzerland
Share of Switzerland's land area on each plate (PB2002 model, Natural Earth outlines).
Plate boundaries
No plate boundary crosses Switzerland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquakes in Switzerland
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Switzerland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Volcanoes in Switzerland
Switzerland 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 Switzerland on?
Switzerland sits entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Is Switzerland on a plate boundary?
No plate boundary crosses Switzerland itself, so it sits in the stable interior of the Eurasian Plate.
Does Switzerland get earthquakes?
The USGS catalog has no earthquake of magnitude 6.5 or more centered in or just off Switzerland since 1900. Smaller quakes still happen, and distant large ones can be felt.
Are there volcanoes in Switzerland?
Switzerland has no volcanoes that have erupted in the last 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.