An idea on the subsidence history of the Outer Vøring Plateau on the Norwegian Continental Margin is developed through the analysis of high-resolution reflection seismic data. Subsidence of the Outer Vøring Plateau began after cessation of the volcanism of the earliest Eocene, and coastal onlap indicates that initially only the rim of the plateau was affected by subsidence. Subsidence of the entire Outer Vøring Plateau is inferred for the Late Eocene. The plateau is assumed to have ascended in the Oligocene, when periods of erosion and non-deposition took place. This trend seems to have continued into the Early Miocene, although at this time the northern part of the Outer Vøring Plateau experienced renewed subsidence. This subsidence extended to the entire plateau during the Middle Miocene, although the rates of subsidence were variable. Uniform subsidence began in the Late Miocene and probably continues today. © 1991.