M5.7 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.7 (moderate) earthquake struck northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 1990-08-30 15:54 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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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:

• M6.8 — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 1950-12-01
• M6.6 — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 1969-09-24
• M6.3 — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 1929-07-06

More recent earthquakes

• M6.6 — 14 km W of Río Grande, Panama
• M4.9 — 12 km SSW of Tebario, Panama
• M5.2 — 11 km SE of Río Grande, Panama
• M4.8 — 14 km SSW of Tebario, Panama
• M5.0 — 14 km SE of Río Grande, Panama
• M5.0 — 18 km S of Los Asientos, Panama
• M5.0 — 19 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama
• M5.8 — 1 km S of El Cacao, Panama

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