The Aegean Sea plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes

The Aegean Sea plate covers about 322,000 km² and meets 2 other plates (Anatolia, Eurasia). 2 M4.5+ earthquakes inside it in the last 30 days. Its edges, coloured by what happens along them, on a live map.

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The facts

Plate: Aegean Sea plate (AS)
Area: about 322,000 km²
Boundary: about 1,284 km
One plate going under: 1,284 km (100%)
Neighbours: Anatolia (669 km), Eurasia (615 km)
Quakes, last 30 days: 2 of magnitude 4.5 or more
Strongest this month: M4.6 3 km W of Thívai, Greece

Source

Bird (2003) PB2002 plate model · USGS. This page was built from the feed on 2026-10-11 13:04 UTC; the live map shows it as it is now.

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