M4.6 earthquake Mid-Indian Ridge
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Mid-Indian Ridge on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 2:37 AM GMT+4 (22:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-01 22:37:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.186° S, 66.524° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Mid-Indian Ridge · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6Mid-Indian Ridge · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tdh3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.