![Tomas Pueyo on Twitter: "These southern European mountains are there because of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding. The Northern European Plain is unaffected, but receives the water from the mountains. Tomas Pueyo on Twitter: "These southern European mountains are there because of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding. The Northern European Plain is unaffected, but receives the water from the mountains.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FURSAcUWUAALtaa.jpg:large)
Tomas Pueyo on Twitter: "These southern European mountains are there because of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding. The Northern European Plain is unaffected, but receives the water from the mountains.
Since Europe and Asia are on that same tectonic plate, why are they two separate continents? - Quora
![Europe and Canada could COLLIDE as tectonic plate 'splitting right down the middle' threatens to shrink Atlantic Ocean and cause 'catastrophic earthquakes' | The Sun Europe and Canada could COLLIDE as tectonic plate 'splitting right down the middle' threatens to shrink Atlantic Ocean and cause 'catastrophic earthquakes' | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DD-COMPOSITE-TECTONIC-PLATE-GRAPHIC.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Europe and Canada could COLLIDE as tectonic plate 'splitting right down the middle' threatens to shrink Atlantic Ocean and cause 'catastrophic earthquakes' | The Sun
![I've always wondered: do nuclear tests affect tectonic plates and cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions? I've always wondered: do nuclear tests affect tectonic plates and cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?](https://images.theconversation.com/files/193361/original/file-20171106-1068-91lest.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip)