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
Date Location MMI Fatalities Injuries Depth Notes Ref.2025-04-03Pará4.7V10.02025-03-01Mato Grosso4.2IV10.0 2024-06-18Minas Gerais4.3V11.4Minor damage 2023-04-05Acre5.1II560.1 2022-06-08Acre6.5III622.7 Objects swinging / Shaking lasting minutes 2020-08-30Bahia4.6VI10.0Minor damage 2019-01-05Acre 6.8 III 570.4 2017-09-18Paraná4.553.0Minor damage 2017-01-03Maranhão4.5V10.0Minor damage 2012-05-19 Minas Gerais4.1VI10.0Six homes destroyed 2010-10-08 Goiás5.0VI10.0Minor damage in Porangatu 2008-04-23São Paulo offshore5.2VI1 (indirect)Unknown10.0Largest in state since 1922 / Hospital damaged / Most felt in São Paulo City 2008-02-29Ceará4.310.0Minor damage 2007-12-09 Minas Gerais 4.9 VI 1 6 10.0 Great damage 2003-06-20Acre 7.1 IV 558.1 1989-03-26 Rio Grande do Norte 4.4 VII 10.0Minor damage 1989-03-10 Rio Grande do Norte 5.0 VI 10.0Minor damage 1986-11-30 Rio Grande do Norte 5.1 VII 1200 + 5.04,348 buildings damaged, more than 10,000 displaced 1983-08-05Amazonas5.6VII23.0Minor damage in Manaus 1980-11-20Ceará5.1VII10.0488 houses damaged 1967-02-15Tarauacá 7.0 600.4 1963-11-09 Tarauacá 7.6 590.7 1955-01-31 Mato Grosso 6.3 15.0 Rare event 1922-01-27São Paulo5.1VI1UnknownBuildings damaged 1690-06 Amazonas ~7.0 IX~ 300 Unknown Largest historical earthquake known in Brazil; epicenter estimated ~45 km downstream from modern Manaus on the Amazon River / Possible river tsunami 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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