February 29, 2008 Earthquake: Sobral, Brazil
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Sobral, Brazil on February 29, 2008 at 04:46:00 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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
- February 29, 2008
- Time
- 04:46:00 UTC
- Place
- Sobral, Brazil
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 3.700° S, 40.350° W
- Country
- Brazil
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Slight damage in the Sobral area. Felt in northwestern Ceara. This is the largest of a series of earthquakes in the Sobral area during February. (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 7873.