Seismic activity recorded on Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A magnitude M6.9 event was detected at the Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge with a depth of ten kilometers.
Monitoring networks in the EMSC Global system registered significant seismic movement originating from the Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge region on October 13, 2026. The primary catalog update recorded this event occurring precisely at twelve twenty-three minutes UTC that afternoon.
Initial assessments by GDACS identified a magnitude of M6.8 with a focal depth measured exactly ten kilometers below sea level. Subsequent verification processes confirmed the original intensity reading without applying any revisions to the calculated strength or location parameters.
The seismic network maintained consistent data integrity throughout the observation window, updating its records at twelve forty-one minutes UTC following the initial detection time. No additional magnitude adjustments were attached to this specific follow-up report.
While the epicenter remains situated within the Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge tectonic zone, available sources do not specify which coastal areas or populated regions might be potentially affected by these deep-focus tremors.
This particular event stands as a distinct occurrence separate from other recent seismic activity recorded earlier in the day at different times and locations along similar geological boundaries.
At a glance
- Magnitude M6.9 confirmed on Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Depth measured at exactly ten kilometers
- Time of origin: October 13, 2026 at 12:23 UTC
- No magnitude or depth revisions applied to the record