M5.4 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge

A magnitude 5.4 (moderate) earthquake struck Mid-Indian Ridge on 2026-10-12 11:28 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER green: low likelihood of casualties or damage — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 3 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.1 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 1941-03-04
• M6.0 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 2021-10-02
• M5.9 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 1950-09-21

More recent earthquakes

• M4.9 — 283 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
• M4.6 — 194 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
• M4.8 — Mid-Indian Ridge
• M4.5 — 6 km W of Tonosí, Panama
• M4.6 — 100 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia
• M4.6 — 122 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia
• M4.7 — 219 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste
• M4.5 — 7 km ESE of Tebario, Panama

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