M7.1 Earthquake in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

52.669°N 31.924°W depth=13.8 kmView interactive map
Event Time

2015-02-13 18:59:12 (UTC)

2015-02-13 12:59:12 (UTC-06:00) in your timezone

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Nearby Cities

1165km (724mi) SE of Nanortalik, Greenland

1393km (866mi) SSW of Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

1398km (869mi) SSW of Kopavogur, Iceland

1401km (871mi) SSW of Reykjavik, Iceland

1504km (935mi) W of Tralee, Ireland

Tectonic Summary

The February 13, 2015 M 7.1 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquake occurred as the result of right-lateral strike-slip faulting on or near a transform fault forming part of the North America:Eurasia plate boundary. At the latitude of this earthquake, the North America plate moves approximately westward at a rate of 21 mm/yr with respect to Eurasia. The preliminary location and mechanism of the earthquake are consistent with its occurrence on the Charlie-Gibbs Transform (the seismically active section of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone), though more detailed analyses of the event will be required to definitively determine the causative structure.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00njq4qr#general_summary