M6.3 earthquake central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sat, Sep 15, 1917, 8:14 AM GMT-1 (09:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1917-09-15 09:14:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.762° S, 19.905° W
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913654. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.