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M5.1 earthquake 130 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 130 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil on Thu, Nov 26, 2015, 7:52 PM GMT-5 (00:52 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2015-11-27 00:52:54 UTC
Depth
617.0 km (383.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
9.292° S, 71.094° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
370

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2195 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3958 days ago · 626 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2190 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3951 days ago · 638 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.9184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3961 days ago · 606 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6128 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3961 days ago · 602 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.9117 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3961 days ago · 603 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 6.7125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3961 days ago · 603 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.3193 km ESE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3962 days ago · 630 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3146 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3962 days ago · 515 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.778 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3962 days ago · 629 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.3196 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3962 days ago · 590 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 7.6185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3963 days ago · 621 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 15
  10. 4.5173 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3990 days ago · 604 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100041lm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.