Earthquake CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE (5.3 mw) (2025-04-09 07:39:55 UTC)
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, at 2025-04-09 07:39:55 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Recommendation
Very Strong Earthquake
Very Strong Earthquake
Action
Severe shaking, potential for significant damage.
Suggestion
Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Avoid elevators, as power outages may occur. Outdoors: Stay in the open. Be alert for aftershocks.
Magnitudo (mw)
5.3
Automatic
EMSC
Summary
- Intensity: 0
- Tsunami: 0
- ID: emsc_20250409_0000080
Nearest Places
- Doldrums Fracture Zone / 119.28 km
- Vernadskiy Fracture Zone / 382.44 km
- Ceará Ridge / 712.14 km
- Vema Fracture Zone / 716.18 km
- Muratov Seamount / 785.71 km
Comment
Latest Earthquake
1.1
7 km NW of The Geysers, CA
Time:
Depth: 2.15 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 2.15 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
0.7
2 km ESE of Julian, CA
Time:
Depth: 7.27 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 7.27 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
1.1
2 km SW of Julian, CA
Time:
Depth: 14.14 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 14.14 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
0.6
6 km SSE of Julian, CA
Time:
Depth: 14.41 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 14.41 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
2.6
29 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska
Time:
Depth: 30.00 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 30.00 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Nearest Earthquake
5.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)