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M6.9 earthquake, Reykjanes Ridge, 2025-04-03

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2025-04-03 14:09

Rank in 202517 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19002041 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Reykjanes Ridge · 52.45, -32.11

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2025-04-05	2025-04-05 07:57	10 km	Reykjanes Ridge

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2015 M7.1M7.1

1967 M7.0M7.0

1974 M6.9M6.9

2025 M6.9M6.9

1998 M6.8M6.8

1923 M6.6M6.6

1941 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2022-10-01	2022-10-01 01:18	10 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M7.1 2015-02-13	2015-02-13 18:59	17 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1998-02-16	1998-02-16 23:53	10 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M6.9 1974-10-16	1974-10-16 05:45	33 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M7.0 1967-02-13	1967-02-13 23:14	14 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M6.1 1965-07-05	1965-07-05 08:32	24 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M6.3 1954-12-11	1954-12-11 12:57	15 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M6.5 1941-06-18	1941-06-18 11:09	15 km	Reykjanes Ridge
M6.6 1923-09-30	1923-09-30 01:20	10 km	Reykjanes Ridge

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.