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

M6+58

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LargestM7.11925

M7+5

LatestM6.62026-03-21

Per decade

1900s1

1910s1

1920s7

1930s2

1940s4

1950s6

1960s6

1970s2

1980s4

1990s7

2000s7

2010s8

2020s3

Depth

0–70 km58

70–300 km0

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1925-10-13	1925-10-13 17:40	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 2015-02-13	2015-02-13 18:59	17 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 1918-12-02	1918-12-02 09:47	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.0 1929-02-22	1929-02-22 20:41	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.0 1996-06-02	1996-06-02 02:52	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 1962-03-17	1962-03-17 20:47	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.9 2008-02-08	2008-02-08 09:38	9 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1922-01-09	1922-01-09 05:09	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1950-12-01	1950-12-01 14:50	18 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1906-07-13	1906-07-13 23:43	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 2022-03-22	2022-03-22 16:35	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 1927-09-03	1927-09-03 19:47	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 1979-08-25	1979-08-25 08:44	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2013-06-24	2013-06-24 22:04	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2026-03-21	2026-03-21 12:16	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 1969-09-24	1969-09-24 18:03	17 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1963-05-19	1963-05-19 21:35	22 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1991-06-10	1991-06-10 17:35	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1929-07-06	1929-07-06 09:46	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1980-03-26	1980-03-26 20:43	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1990-08-14	1990-08-14 15:13	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1994-01-25	1994-01-25 07:12	30 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 2003-04-02	2003-04-02 03:43	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 2010-05-25	2010-05-25 10:09	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1924-10-14	1924-10-14 05:00	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1942-12-31	1942-12-31 12:03	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1957-10-20	1957-10-20 12:04	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1988-03-23	1988-03-23 15:50	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1989-06-11	1989-06-11 13:24	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1995-04-17	1995-04-17 07:14	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 2019-02-14	2019-02-14 19:57	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 2024-03-14	2024-03-14 21:10	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1943-06-08	1943-06-08 01:15	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1932-12-04	1932-12-04 04:04	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1956-12-25	1956-12-25 09:33	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1953-07-09	1953-07-09 21:23	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1964-05-17	1964-05-17 19:26	12 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1985-01-10	1985-01-10 17:47	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 2000-10-05	2000-10-05 13:39	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 2016-06-21	2016-06-21 16:26	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1959-03-19	1959-03-19 08:25	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1940-03-04	1940-03-04 19:59	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1926-01-07	1926-01-07 14:31	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1930-02-28	1930-02-28 00:57	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1944-05-06	1944-05-06 00:13	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1962-08-06	1962-08-06 01:35	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1952-10-18	1952-10-18 11:57	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1965-11-16	1965-11-16 15:24	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1977-06-28	1977-06-28 19:18	33 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1996-12-09	1996-12-09 11:28	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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