December 9, 2007 Earthquake: Minas Gerais, Brazil
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Minas Gerais, Brazil on December 9, 2007 at 02:03:29 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 9, 2007
- Time
- 02:03:29 UTC
- Place
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.048° S, 44.231° W
- Country
- Brazil
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 76
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed, six injured, 380 displaced and 76 buildings damaged in the Itacarambi-Januaria-Manga area. Felt at Varzelandia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7708.