The Shetland plate: where it is, its boundaries and its earthquakes

The Shetland plate covers about 72,000 km² and meets 2 other plates (Antarctica, Scotia). 0 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: Shetland plate (SL)
Area: about 72,000 km²
Boundary: about 800 km
One plate going under: 214 km (27%)
Sliding past / complex: 587 km (73%)
Neighbours: Antarctica (587 km), Scotia (214 km)
Quakes, last 30 days: 0 of magnitude 4.5 or more

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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