List of earthquakes in Brazil explained

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			Fatalities	Injuries	Depth	Notes	Ref.
2024-06-18	Minas Gerais	4.3	V			11.4	Minor damage	^[1]
2023-04-05	Acre	5.1				560.1		^[2]
2022-06-08	Acre	6.5				622.7		^[3]
2020-08-30	Bahia	4.6	VI			10.0	Minor damage	^[4]
2019-01-05		6.8	III			570.4		^[5] ^[6]
2017-09-18	Paraná	4.5				53.0	Minor damage	^[7]
2017-01-03	Maranhão	4.5	V			10.0	Minor damage	^[8] ^[9]
2012-05-19	Minas Gerais	4.1	V			10.0	Six homes destroyed	^[10]
2010-10-08	Goiás	5.0	VI			10.0		^[11]
2008-04-23	São Paulo offshore	5.2	IV			10.0	Largest in state since 1922 / Hospital damaged	^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
2008-02-29	Ceará	4.3				10.0	Minor damage	^[15]
2007-12-09		4.9	VI	1	6	10.0	Minor damage	^[16]
2003-06-20		7.1	IV			558.1		^[17]
1989-03-26	Rio Grande do Norte	4.4	VII			10.0	Minor damage	^[18]
1989-03-10	Rio Grande do Norte	5.0	VI			10.0	Minor damage	^[19]
1986-11-30	Rio Grande do Norte	5.1	VII			5.0	4,348 buildings damaged, more than 10,000 dislocated	^[20]
1983-08-05	Amazonas	5.6	VII			23.0	Minor damage in Manaus	^[21]
1980-11-20	Ceara	5.1	VII			10.0	488 houses damaged	^[22] ^[23]
1967-02-15		7.0				600.4		^[24]
1963-11-09		7.6				590.7		^[25]
1955-01-31		6.3				15.0	Rare event	^[26]
1922-01-27	São Paulo	5.1	VI	1		Unknown	Buildings damaged	^[27]
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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: M 4.7 – 11 km NE of Frutal, Brazil Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
2. Web site: M 6.5 – 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
3. Web site: M 6.5 – 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
4. Web site: M 4.6 – 3 km WSW of Mutuípe, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
5. Web site: 2019-01-05 . Strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits western Brazil . 2022-02-18 . BNO News . en-US.
6. Web site: M 6.8 – 90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil . 2022-02-18 . United States Geological Survey.
7. Web site: Paraná registra dois terremotos na madrugada e moradores relatam susto na web. ultimosegundo.ig.com.br. 18 September 2017 . pt-BR.
8. Web site: M 4.5 – Maranhao, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
9. Web site: Earthquake in northern Brazil. 3 January 2017 . de.
10. Web site: M 4.1 – 14 km WSW of Montes Claros, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
11. Web site: M 5.0 – 50 km S of Porangatu, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
12. Web site: Tremor foi o maior em São Paulo desde 1922. folha.uol.com.br. Folha de São Paulo. pt-BR. 2022-03-25. 2008-04-23.
13. Web site: M 5.2 – 211 km SSE of Guarujá, Brazil. United States Geological Survey. 2022-03-25.
14. Web site: Tremor de 5,2 graus atingiu SP, RJ, PR e SC na noite de ontem. Migalhas. 2022-03-25.
15. Web site: M 4.3 – 1 km S of Sobral, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
16. Web site: M 4.9 – 16 km WNW of Itacarambi, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
17. Web site: M7.1 – Amazonas, Brazil. United States Geological Survey. October 8, 2015.
18. Web site: M 4.4 – Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
19. Web site: M 5.0 – 20 km ENE of São Paulo do Potengi, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
20. Web site: M 5.1 – 7 km NE of João Câmara, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
21. Web site: M 5.6 – 28 km NNW of Codajás, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
22. Web site: M 5.1 – 32 km SE of Chorozinho, Brazil. United States Geological Survey.
23. Web site: Barbosa. Honório. Terremoto de Pacajus- o maior tremor registrado no Norte e Nordeste- completa 40 anos. diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br. 19 November 2020 . pt-BR. 2022-04-02.
24. Web site: M 7.0 – 124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil . 2022-02-18 . United States Geological Survey.
25. Web site: M 7.6 – 132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil . 2022-02-18 . United States Geological Survey.
26. Web site: M 6.3 – Mato Grosso, Brazil. United States Geological Survey. March 19, 2022 . January 31, 1955.
27. Web site: O terremoto que apavorou São Paulo há 100 anos. BBC. da Silveira. Evanildo. 27 January 2022. 25 March 2022 .