M4.4 earthquake Mid-Indian Ridge
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Mid-Indian Ridge on Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 10:42 AM GMT+4 (06:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 Mid-Indian Ridge. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-25 06:42:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.947° S, 66.413° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 15.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tddb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.