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M4.2 earthquake 190 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 190 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil on Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 8:49 AM GMT-5 (13:49 UTC), 638 km (397 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-12-06 13:49:42 UTC
Depth
638.4 km (396.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
9.831° S, 71.189° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
168

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.0209 km SE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3951 days ago · 623 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2195 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3956 days ago · 626 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.1130 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3958 days ago · 617 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2180 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3958 days ago · 602 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.9184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 606 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.6128 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.9117 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 6.7125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 603 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.2176 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3959 days ago · 592 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3121 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 655 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.3193 km ESE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3960 days ago · 630 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.3146 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3960 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3196 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1159 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.6160 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 7.6185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 621 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 15
  17. 7.6155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 606 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 124 · tsunami flag
  18. 4.3173 km W of Iñapari, Peru · 3961 days ago · 596 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004fxy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.