NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Mid-Indian Ridge at 17:25:22 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km ...
A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It typically has a depth of ~ 2,600 meters (8,500 ft) and rises about two kilometers above the deepest portion of an ...