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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

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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.

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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.