• Strong and shallow M6.9 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 12:23 UTC on October 13, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The USGS issued a Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat to Caribbean coasts from this earthquake.

  • Shallow M6.6 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 18:56 UTC on June 17, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

  • Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit central MId-Atlantic Ridge at 11:59 UTC on February 8, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located about 1…

  • Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 03:18 UTC on January 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at the same depth. The epicenter was located about 580 km…

  • Strong and shallow M6.9 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 21:43 UTC on September 18, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located…

  • Shallow M6.6 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 06:51 UTC on September 6, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located 1 213 km (752 miles) NNE of Acarau, Brazil. There are no people…

  • Shallow M6.5 earthquake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 21:20 UTC on August 30, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The EMSC registered it as M5.8 at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). The epicenter was…