5.6-magnitude quake hits Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.6-magnitude quake hits Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-21 05:42:15

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 2128 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 14.45 degrees north latitude and 45.1 degrees west longitude. ■