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M6.8 earthquake, Brazil, 2019-01-05

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth570 km

Time (UTC)2019-01-05 19:25

Rank in 201913 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19002493 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil · -8.14, -71.59

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M7.6M7.6

2015 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2003 M7.1M7.1

1967 M7.0M7.0

2002 M6.9M6.9

1950 M6.8M6.8

2019 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2016-12-18	2016-12-18 13:30	612 km	186 km NW of Iñapari, Peru
M6.7 2015-11-26	2015-11-26 05:45	603 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:50	621 km	185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:45	606 km	155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M6.1 2012-08-02	2012-08-02 09:38	145 km	30 km E of San Fernando, Peru
M6.5 2010-05-24	2010-05-24 16:18	581 km	87 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 2007-07-21	2007-07-21 13:27	645 km	55 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.1 2003-06-20	2003-06-20 06:19	558 km	105 km E of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.0 2003-04-27	2003-04-27 22:57	560 km	91 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.9 2002-10-12	2002-10-12 20:09	534 km	108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.