M4.5 earthquake Mid-Indian Ridge
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Mid-Indian Ridge on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 9:23 PM GMT+4 (17:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-02 17:23:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.500° S, 66.497° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.7Mid-Indian Ridge · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6Mid-Indian Ridge · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7Mid-Indian Ridge · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7Mid-Indian Ridge · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5Mid-Indian Ridge · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.4Mid-Indian Ridge · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tg3f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.