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M4.9 earthquake 184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil on Thu, Nov 26, 2015, 8:42 AM GMT-5 (13:42 UTC), 606 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 130 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-26 13:42:24 UTC
Depth
605.6 km (376.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
9.756° S, 71.245° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2180 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3958 days ago · 602 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.1130 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3958 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2195 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3956 days ago · 626 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.0209 km SE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3951 days ago · 623 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2190 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3949 days ago · 638 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.6128 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.9117 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 603 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 6.7125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 603 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.2176 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3959 days ago · 592 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.3193 km ESE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 630 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.3146 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3960 days ago · 515 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.3196 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.1159 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 619 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.6160 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 595 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 7.6185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 621 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 15
  11. 7.6155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 606 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 124 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.5173 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3987 days ago · 604 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100041im. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.