List of earthquakes in Brazil

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This is a list of earthquakes in Brazil. Only large earthquakes are included, unless they cause damage and/or casualties. Intensities is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale. Depths are given in kilometers.

List of earthquakes

DateLocationMw  MMI FatalitiesInjuriesDepthNotesRef.
2023-04-05 Tarauacá 5.1560.1 [1]
2022-06-08 Tarauacá 6.5622.7 [2]
2020-08-30 Bahia 4.6VI10.0Minor damage [3]
2019-01-05 Acre 6.8III570.4 [4] [5]
2017-09-18 Paraná 4.553.0Minor damage [6]
2017-01-03 Maranhão 4.5V10.0Minor damage [7] [8]
2012-05-19 Minas Gerais 4.1V10.0Six homes destroyed [9]
2010-10-08 Goias 5.0VI10.0Minor damage in Porangatu [10]
2008-04-23 São Paulo offshore5.2IV10.0Largest in state since 1922 / Hospital damaged [11] [12] [13]
2008-02-29 Ceará 4.310.0Minor damage [14]
2007-12-09 Minas Gerais 4.9VI1610.0Minor damage [15]
2003-06-20 Acre 7.1IV558.1 [16]
1989-03-26 Rio Grande do Norte 4.4VII10.0Minor damage [17]
1989-03-10 Rio Grande do Norte 5.0VI10.0Minor damage [18]
1986-11-30 Rio Grande do Norte 5.1VII5.04,348 buildings damaged, more than 10,000 dislocated [19]
1983-08-05 Amazonas 5.6VII23.0Minor damage in Manaus [20]
1980-11-20 Ceara 5.1VII10.0488 houses damaged [21] [22]
1967-02-15 Tarauacá 7.0600.4 [23]
1963-11-09 Tarauacá 7.6590.7 [24]
1955-01-31 Mato Grosso 6.315.0Rare event [25]
1922-01-27 São Paulo 5.1VI1UnknownBuildings damaged [26]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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References

  1. ↑ "M 6.5 - 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  2. ↑ "M 6.5 - 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  3. ↑ "M 4.6 - 3 km WSW of Mutuípe, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  4. ↑ "Strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits western Brazil". BNO News. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  5. ↑ "M 6.8 - 90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Paraná registra dois terremotos na madrugada e moradores relatam susto na web". ultimosegundo.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "M 4.5 - Maranhao, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  8. ↑ "Earthquake in northern Brazil" (in German). 3 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "M 4.1 - 14 km WSW of Montes Claros, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  10. ↑ "M 5.0 - 50 km S of Porangatu, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  11. ↑ "Tremor foi o maior em São Paulo desde 1922". folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  12. ↑ "M 5.2 - 211 km SSE of Guarujá, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  13. ↑ "Tremor de 5,2 graus atingiu SP, RJ, PR e SC na noite de ontem". Migalhas. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  14. ↑ "M 4.3 - 1 km S of Sobral, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  15. ↑ "M 4.9 - 16 km WNW of Itacarambi, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  16. ↑ "M7.1 - Amazonas, Brazil". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ "M 4.4 - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  18. ↑ "M 5.0 - 20 km ENE of São Paulo do Potengi, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  19. ↑ "M 5.1 - 7 km NE of João Câmara, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  20. ↑ "M 5.6 - 28 km NNW of Codajás, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  21. ↑ "M 5.1 - 32 km SE of Chorozinho, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  22. ↑ Barbosa, Honório (19 November 2020). "Terremoto de Pacajus- o maior tremor registrado no Norte e Nordeste- completa 40 anos". diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  23. ↑ "M 7.0 - 124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  24. ↑ "M 7.6 - 132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  25. ↑ "M 6.3 - Mato Grosso, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. January 31, 1955. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  26. ↑ da Silveira, Evanildo (27 January 2022). "O terremoto que apavorou São Paulo há 100 anos". BBC. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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