central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Gempa bumi berkekuatan M6.1 mengguncang central Mid-Atlantic Ridge pada kedalaman 10 km. Peristiwa seismik recent ini dicatat dan dianalisis oleh Survei Geologi Amerika Serikat.This earthquake occurred in a subduction zone, where one plate descends beneath another into the mantle. Subduction zones generate the planet's most powerful earthquakes.