Earthquake details

Monday, February 16, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2535.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.187 and latitude -17.746.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-17.746, -13.187
UTC time	2026-02-16 17:32:54.863

Location	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2026-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harper	2535.2 km
Tabou	2549.7 km
Pleebo	2559.1 km
Barreiros	2579.0 km
Sirinhaém	2582.8 km
Olinda	2585.6 km
Recife	2585.8 km
Ipojuca	2586.8 km
Cabo de Santo Agostinho	2588.9 km
Paulista	2590.8 km
Abreu e Lima	2595.2 km
Maceió	2596.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2024-03-24 14:38 UTC	41.0 km
M 4.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2023-05-23 20:55 UTC	87.8 km
M 5.2 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2022-11-06 03:51 UTC	14.5 km
M 5.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2021-08-13 20:15 UTC	28.7 km
M 5.0 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2021-06-08 04:39 UTC	34.6 km
M 5.4 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2020-08-17 11:45 UTC	31.8 km
M 4.8 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2020-05-07 17:53 UTC	68.3 km
M 5.4 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2019-02-22 21:15 UTC	37.4 km

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