M6.7 earthquake in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on October 13, 2026

Strong M6.7 quake: October 13, 2026, 05:44 UTC, epicenter 1,181 km southwest of Freetown. The rupture began 10 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.7magnitude
10 kmdepth
05:44time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Freetown (Sierra Leone)1,181 km
  • Monrovia (Liberia)1,215 km
  • Conakry (Guinea)1,246 km
  • Bo (Sierra Leone)1,250 km
  • Dubréka (Guinea)1,279 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 2 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.8.

  • M6.8 · Oct 13, 12:23 UTC80 km
  • M4.7 · Oct 14, 14:17 UTC92 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 23 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.1 (August 29, 2016).

  • M7.1 · August 29, 2016227 km
  • M6.9 · September 4, 2022240 km
  • M6.8 · May 18, 1995265 km
  • M6.8 · December 26, 1992101 km
  • M6.8 · January 12, 2005189 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in FreetownEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 21, 16:20 UTC.