M6.9 earthquake 108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil on Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 3:09 PM GMT-5 (20:09 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (mwc), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-12 20:09:11 UTC
- Depth
- 534.3 km (332.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 8.295° S, 71.738° W
- Region
- Brazil
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.9 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 355°, dip 39°, rake 285°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 155°, dip 52°, rake -102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 700
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bed7 (also filed as choy20021012200911, gcmtc101202h, gcmt20021012200911, duputel101202h, atlas20021012200912, iscgem3482135). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.