An M5.5 earthquake occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1400 km east northeast of St. John’s Thursday afternoon. The earthquake occurred along the Reykjanes Ridge at a depth of 10 km.
An M5.5 earthquake occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1400 km east northeast of St. John’s Thursday afternoon. The earthquake occurred along the Reykjanes Ridge at a depth of 10 km. Here are some distances the earthquake occurred from different locations:1432.2 ENE east northeast of Mount Pearl, NL
Many people on social media wondered if an earthquake in this area could lead to a tidal wave or Tsunami.In short, the answer is possibly but it’s very unlikely an earthquake along this fault zone would lead a Tsunami, and there are a few specific reasons for that:: The ridge is a divergent plate boundary where the Eurasian and North American plates are pulling apart. This type of boundary generally produces shallow, small to moderate magnitude earthquakes.
Earthquakes in this area aren’t uncommon, and typically, when they do occur, we will have nothing to worry about.
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