Major earthquakes in central Mid-Atlantic Ridge since 1900 (M6+)

M6+98

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LargestM7.31918

M7+5

LatestM6.62026-06-17

Per decade

1900s1

1910s10

1920s9

1930s3

1940s11

1950s5

1960s6

1970s9

1980s8

1990s10

2000s13

2010s3

2020s10

Depth

0–70 km98

70–300 km0

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1918-05-20	1918-05-20 14:36	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 1942-11-28	1942-11-28 10:38	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 1984-11-01	1984-11-01 04:48	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 1971-08-05	1971-08-05 01:58	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.0 1994-03-14	1994-03-14 04:30	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 1963-08-03	1963-08-03 10:21	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 2020-09-18	2020-09-18 21:43	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 2022-09-04	2022-09-04 09:42	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 1951-07-18	1951-07-18 09:06	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1929-02-02	1929-02-02 00:00	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1919-04-21	1919-04-21 11:26	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1963-11-17	1963-11-17 00:48	20 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1973-08-28	1973-08-28 15:01	33 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1992-12-26	1992-12-26 19:52	27 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1995-05-18	1995-05-18 00:06	12 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 2005-01-12	2005-01-12 08:40	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1915-05-12	1915-05-12 10:29	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1975-10-07	1975-10-07 08:28	33 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1996-12-10	1996-12-10 08:36	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 2020-09-06	2020-09-06 06:51	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1918-06-03	1918-06-03 00:03	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1947-04-24	1947-04-24 19:35	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1972-04-11	1972-04-11 02:21	18 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 1985-06-06	1985-06-06 02:40	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2003-11-09	2003-11-09 19:52	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2003-12-21	2003-12-21 07:40	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2008-09-10	2008-09-10 13:08	9 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2025-03-28	2025-03-28 17:17	12 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2026-06-17	2026-06-17 18:56	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 1967-01-24	1967-01-24 09:29	23 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 1982-01-03	1982-01-03 14:09	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 2007-08-20	2007-08-20 22:42	6 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 2008-04-24	2008-04-24 12:14	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 2008-05-23	2008-05-23 19:35	8 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 2017-11-30	2017-11-30 06:32	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 2020-08-30	2020-08-30 21:20	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 1920-12-05	1920-12-05 10:01	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 1954-04-30	1954-04-30 23:04	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1915-09-12	1915-09-12 20:43	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1920-11-12	1920-11-12 05:42	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1906-07-20	1906-07-20 11:18	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1924-10-12	1924-10-12 19:34	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1928-09-18	1928-09-18 17:19	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1958-09-25	1958-09-25 07:20	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1981-07-07	1981-07-07 21:10	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1985-10-12	1985-10-12 22:20	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 16:00	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1949-10-04	1949-10-04 10:20	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1940-10-30	1940-10-30 03:10	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1917-09-15	1917-09-15 09:14	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.