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M 6.8 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Magnitude 6.8, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 12:23 UTC
First saved by us: 13 October 2026 at 12:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 14 October 2026
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Source classification: M6.8 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

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Saved by us
13 October 2026 at 14:43 UTC
Version 2
Earthquake magnitude revised
Title
Before
M 6.9 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
After
M 6.8 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Earthquake time
Before
13 October 2026 at 12:23:07.383 UTC
After
13 October 2026 at 12:23:07.248 UTC
Source updated
Before
13 October 2026 at 12:39 UTC
After
13 October 2026 at 14:41 UTC
Reported position
Before
0.40°S, 19.42°W
After
0.41°S, 19.43°W
Magnitude
Before
6.9
After
6.8
Source classification
Before
M6.9
After
M6.8
Source summary
Before
Magnitude ~~6.9,~~ depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.
After
Magnitude 6.8, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.
Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 12:23 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
{ "id": "usgs:us6000u214", "category": "earthquake", "title": "M 6.8 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge", "occurredAt": "2026-10-13T12:23:07.248Z", "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T14:41:00.040Z", "place": "central Mid-Atlantic Ridge", "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u214", "coordinates": [ -19.4308, -0.4085 ], "magnitude": 6.8, "depth": 10, "severity": "M6.8", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "Magnitude 6.8, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.", "source": "usgs", "sourceName": "USGS", "timeBasis": "Event started", "revision": "6cbc0789a20292b9d10004e65807b34238875df80d89e4c8d73227ac14ad792a" }
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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 12:43 UTC

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13 October 2026 at 12:43 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 6.9 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 12:23 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u214",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 6.9 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-13T12:23:07.383Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T12:39:13.040Z",
  "place": "central Mid-Atlantic Ridge",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u214",
  "coordinates": [
    -19.4151,
    -0.4016
  ],
  "magnitude": 6.9,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M6.9",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 6.9, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "d7965f75dd36a9f3d8f43381c3cc3c40665932543a3e8fdeac8ac3a0afac7852"
}

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M 6.8 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What changed

Earthquake magnitude revised

First saved record