Earthquake NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE (5.0 mb) (2025-05-02 04:11:50 UTC)
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, at 2025-05-02 04:11:50 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in NORTHERN 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 (mb)
5.0
Automatic
EMSC
Summary
- Intensity: 0
- Tsunami: 0
- ID: emsc_20250502_0000042
Nearest Places
- Atlantis Fracture Zone / 210.95 km
- Hayes Fracture Zone / 318.29 km
- Colorado Seamount / 380.27 km
- Kazanskiy Seamount / 624.22 km
- Oceanographer Fracture Zone / 663.68 km
Comment
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4.3
DRAKE PASSAGE
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
2.0
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Time:
Depth: 25.86 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 25.86 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)
0.7
5 km WSW of Anza, CA
Time:
Depth: 5.68 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 5.68 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
4.3
Izu Islands, Japan region
Time:
Depth: 450.28 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
Time:
Depth: 450.28 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
4.3
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Time:
Depth: 450.30 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 450.30 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Nearest Earthquake
5.0
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
5.2
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Time:
Depth: 13.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 13.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
5.0
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)