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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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2022)
Date Location Mw  MMI Fatalities Injuries Depth Notes Ref.
2024-06-18 Minas Gerais 4.3 V 11.4 Minor damage
2023-04-05 Acre 5.1 560.1
2022-06-08 Acre 6.5 622.7
2020-08-30 Bahia 4.6 VI 10.0 Minor damage
2019-01-05 Acre 6.8 III 570.4
2017-09-18 Paraná 4.5 53.0 Minor damage
2017-01-03 Maranhão 4.5 V 10.0 Minor damage
2012-05-19 Minas Gerais 4.1 V 10.0 Six homes destroyed
2010-10-08 Goiás 5.0 VI 10.0 Minor damage in Porangatu
2008-04-23 São Paulo offshore 5.2 IV 10.0 Largest in state since 1922 / Hospital damaged
2008-02-29 Ceará 4.3 10.0 Minor damage
2007-12-09 Minas Gerais 4.9 VI 1 6 10.0 Minor damage
2003-06-20 Acre 7.1 IV 558.1
1989-03-26 Rio Grande do Norte 4.4 VII 10.0 Minor damage
1989-03-10 Rio Grande do Norte 5.0 VI 10.0 Minor damage
1986-11-30 Rio Grande do Norte 5.1 VII 5.0 4,348 buildings damaged, more than 10,000 dislocated
1983-08-05 Amazonas 5.6 VII 23.0 Minor damage in Manaus
1980-11-20 Ceará 5.1 VII 10.0 488 houses damaged
1967-02-15 Tarauacá 7.0 600.4
1963-11-09 Tarauacá 7.6 590.7
1955-01-31 Mato Grosso 6.3 15.0 Rare event
1922-01-27 São Paulo 5.1 VI 1 Unknown Buildings damaged
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.

References

  1. "M 4.7 – 11 km NE of Frutal, Brazil Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  2. "M 6.5 – 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  3. "M 6.5 – 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  4. "M 4.6 – 3 km WSW of Mutuípe, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits western Brazil". BNO News. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  6. "M 6.8 – 90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  7. "Paraná registra dois terremotos na madrugada e moradores relatam susto na web". ultimosegundo.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 September 2017.
  8. "M 4.5 – Maranhao, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  9. "Earthquake in northern Brazil" (in German). 3 January 2017.
  10. "M 4.1 – 14 km WSW of Montes Claros, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  11. "M 5.0 – 50 km S of Porangatu, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  12. "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.
  13. "M 5.2 – 211 km SSE of Guarujá, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  14. "Tremor de 5,2 graus atingiu SP, RJ, PR e SC na noite de ontem". Migalhas. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  15. "M 4.3 – 1 km S of Sobral, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  16. "M 4.9 – 16 km WNW of Itacarambi, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  17. "M7.1 – Amazonas, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  18. "M 4.4 – Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  19. "M 5.0 – 20 km ENE of São Paulo do Potengi, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  20. "M 5.1 – 7 km NE of João Câmara, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  21. "M 5.6 – 28 km NNW of Codajás, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  22. "M 5.1 – 32 km SE of Chorozinho, Brazil". United States Geological Survey.
  23. 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.
  24. "M 7.0 – 124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  25. "M 7.6 – 132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  26. "M 6.3 – Mato Grosso, Brazil". United States Geological Survey. January 31, 1955. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  27. da Silveira, Evanildo (27 January 2022). "O terremoto que apavorou São Paulo há 100 anos". BBC. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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