MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 14 Nov 2026, 09:26 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 30.12°N
- Time
- 09:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.5
shallow
42.63°W longitude
14 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.5
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 3 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
15 Nov 2026, 03:59 UTC · 108.9 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 03:02 UTC · 0 km deep
14 Nov 2026, 22:23 UTC · 10 km deep
14 Nov 2026, 21:24 UTC · 2 km deep